Atlas of Battles

on this day, 24 engagements

Battles fought on 22 July

24 engagements in the atlas were fought on 22 July between AD 838 and 1925: 18 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Falkirk (1298), Battle of Salamanca (1812), Battle of Annual (1921), Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805).

Battle of AnzenBattle of the River BugMassacre at BéziersBattle of BornhövedBattle of St. Jakob an der SihlBattle of Lochmaben FairBattle of DornachBattle of KaffaBattle of WerbenDjidjelli expeditionBattle of AughrimFirst Battle of BlidaBattle of BlumenauAttack on TerrassaSecond Battle of AdrianopleSiege of AfrauSiege of Sidi DrisBattle of al-KafrBattle of FalkirkBattle of Cape FinisterreBattle of SalamancaBattle of AnnualBattle of FalkirkBattle of Cape FinisterreBattle of SalamancaBattle of AnnualBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivViennaStockholmGenevaAmsterdam2000 km43.879N, 16.680W
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 July AD 838Battle of AnzenAnatoliaArab–Byzantine wars
22 July 1018Battle of the River BugWestern BugBoleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis
22 July 1209Massacre at BéziersBéziersAlbigensian Crusade
22 July 1227Battle of BornhövedBornhövedDano–German War
22 July 1298Battle of FalkirkFalkirkWars of Scottish Independence
22 July 1443Battle of St. Jakob an der SihlZurichOld Zürich War
22 July 1484Battle of Lochmaben FairLochmaben
22 July 1499Battle of DornachDornachSwabian War
22 July 1616Battle of KaffaFeodosiiaZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions
22 July 1631Battle of WerbenWerbenThirty Years' War
22 July 1664Djidjelli expeditionJijel
22 July 1691Battle of AughrimAughrimWilliamite War in Ireland
22 July 1805Battle of Cape FinisterreCape FinisterreWar of the Third Coalition
22 July 1812Battle of SalamancaArapilesPeninsular War
22 July 1813Battle of Los HorconesVenezuelan War of Independence
22 July 1830First Battle of BlidaBlidaFrench conquest of Algeria
22 July 1864Battle of AtlantaDeKalb County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
22 July 1866Battle of BlumenauLamačAustro-Prussian War
22 July 1872Attack on TerrassaTerrassaThird Carlist War
22 July 1913Second Battle of Adrianople
22 July 1921Battle of AnnualAnnualRif War
22 July 1921Siege of AfrauRas AfraouRif War
22 July 1921Siege of Sidi DrisSidi DrissRif War
22 July 1925Battle of al-KafrAl-KafrGreat Syrian Revolt

Only engagements recorded to the day are listed. Dates before 1582 are Julian, as recorded.