Atlas of Battles

on this day, 31 engagements

Battles fought on 27 July

31 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 July between 149 BC and 1953: 24 battles, 3 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Bouvines (1214), Battle of Talavera (1809), Battle of Maiwand (1880).

Battle of Lake TunisBattle of DunsinaneBattle of BasianBattle of Sant Feliu de GuíxolsBattle of MedininkaiBattle of VisbyBattle of Veselí nad MoravouBattle of BrännkyrkaSiege of Tachibanayama CastleCapture of DaugavgrīvaCapture of SchenkenschansBattle of SalzbachBattle of KilliecrankieSemiskul MassacreBattle of Orford NessBattle of TiconderogaBattle of UshantBattle of MarmeladeBattle of SamelinlaksoBattle of Burnt CornNegro FortSiege of ArrahBattle of Massard PrairieBattle of Wolf RavineHadong AmbushBattle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder CityBattle of BouvinesBattle of AlmenarBattle of TalaveraBattle of MaiwandBattle of BouvinesBattle of AlmenarBattle of TalaveraBattle of MaiwandŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km39.404N, 20.370E
31 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 July 149 BCBattle of Lake TunisLake of TunisThird Punic War
27 July 1054Battle of DunsinaneCollace
27 July 1202Battle of BasianPhasianeGeorgian–Seljuk wars
27 July 1214Battle of BouvinesBouvinesAnglo-French War of 1213–14
27 July 1285Battle of Sant Feliu de GuíxolsSant Feliu de GuíxolsAragonese Crusade
27 July 1320Battle of MedininkaiVarniaiLithuanian Crusade
27 July 1361Battle of VisbyVisbyDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
27 July 1469Battle of Veselí nad MoravouVeselí nad MoravouBohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478)
27 July 1518Battle of BrännkyrkaSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
27 July 1586Siege of Tachibanayama CastleTachibana Castle
27 July 1608Capture of DaugavgrīvaDaugavgrīva CastlePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
27 July 1635Capture of SchenkenschansSchenkenschanzEighty Years' War, 1621–1648
27 July 1675Battle of SalzbachSasbachFranco-Dutch War
27 July 1689Battle of KilliecrankieKilliecrankieJacobite risings
27 July 1693Semiskul Massacre
27 July 1704Battle of Orford NessEnglish ChannelGreat Northern War
27 July 1710Battle of AlmenarAlmenarWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
27 July 1759Battle of TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga, New YorkSeven Years' War
27 July 1778Battle of UshantOuessantAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
27 July 1793Battle of MarmeladeMarmeladeWar of the Pyrenees
27 July 1808Battle of SamelinlaksoFinnish War
27 July 1809Battle of TalaveraTalavera de la ReinaPeninsular War
27 July 1813Battle of Burnt CornAlabamaCreek War
27 July 1813Siege of ChillánChillánChilean War of Independence
27 July 1816Negro FortFort Gadsden, FloridaSeminole Wars
27 July 1857Siege of ArrahArrahIndian Mutiny of 1857
27 July 1864Battle of Massard PrairieSebastian County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
27 July 1880Battle of MaiwandMaiwandSecond Anglo-Afghan War
27 July 1900Battle of Wolf RavineMelillaSecond Melillan campaign
27 July 1950Hadong AmbushHadong CountyKorean War
27 July 1953Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City

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