Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 7 August

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 7 August between 1325 and 1949: 21 battles, 4 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Boyacá (1819).

Battle of VareyBattle of GuinegateSiege of OudewaterFirst Battle of KizugawaguchiBattle of the Ford of the BiscuitsBattle of the Gulf of CadizBattle of PortlesterSiege of CuencaSiege of StadeRaid on CherbourgBattle of Caesar's CampBattle of Les IroisBattle of DodowaBattle of SuomenlinnaBattle of Tres ForcasBattle of MoorefieldBattle of JajceBattle of the NekBattle of Chunuk BairBattle of SigüenzaBattle of AlmendralejoBattle of the Sittang BendSiege of SurakartaBattle of GrengamBattle of BoyacáBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoBattle for BrestBattle of GrengamBattle of BoyacáBattle for BrestŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km26.217N, 28.257E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 August 1325Battle of VareySaint-Jean-le-Vieux
7 August 1479Battle of GuinegateEnguinegatteWar of the Burgundian Succession
7 August 1575Siege of OudewaterOudewaterEighty Years' War
7 August 1576First Battle of KizugawaguchiKizu RiverIshiyama Hongan-ji War
7 August 1594Battle of the Ford of the BiscuitsArney RiverNine Years' War
7 August 1604Battle of the Gulf of CadizGulf of CádizAnglo-Spanish War
7 August 1643Battle of PortlesterIrish Confederate Wars
7 August 1706Siege of CuencaCuenca
7 August 1712Siege of StadeStadeGreat Northern War
7 August 1720Battle of GrengamFöglöGreat Northern War
7 August 1758Raid on CherbourgCherbourg-OctevilleSeven Years' War
7 August 1793Battle of Caesar's CampMarquionWar of the First Coalition
7 August 1796Battle of Les IroisLes IroisWar of the First Coalition
7 August 1819Battle of BoyacáBoyacá DepartmentColombian War of Independence
7 August 1826Battle of Dodowa
7 August 1855Battle of SuomenlinnaSuomenlinnaCrimean War
7 August 1856Battle of Tres ForcasCape Three Forks
7 August 1864Battle of MoorefieldHardy County, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
7 August 1864Battle of the Badlandsbadlands, North DakotaSioux Wars
7 August 1878Battle of JajceJajce MunicipalityQ16246888
7 August 1915Battle of the NekGallipoliMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
7 August 1915Battle of Chunuk BairANZAC CoveWorld War I
7 August 1936Battle of SigüenzaSigüenzaSpanish Civil War
7 August 1936Battle of AlmendralejoAlmendralejoSpanish Civil War
7 August 1942Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoTulagiPacific War
7 August 1944Battle for BrestBrittanyOperation Overlord
7 August 1945Battle of the Sittang BendPegu RangeSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
7 August 1949Siege of SurakartaSurakartaIndonesian National Revolution

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