Atlas of Battles

on this day, 26 engagements

Battles fought on 8 August

26 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 August between 1030 and 1944: 16 battles, 7 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Odesa 1941 (1941), Battle of Amiens (1918), Battle of Jaffa (1192).

Battle of LihulaCyriakus-SchlachtSiege of YpresSiege of OldenzaalBattle of DirschauSiege of TarragoneBattle of ScheveningenSecond Siege of AlicanteBattle of RügenBattle of PiquaHudson Bay expeditionSiege of AhmednagarBattle of ArzobispoBattle of Pontlatzer BridgeBattle of KarpenisiBattle of AdrianopleBattle of HasseltBattle of ŻyrzynSiege of BitcheBattle of FajardoSecond Battle of OituzBattle of AzazBattle of JaffaBattle of AmiensSiege of Odesa 1941Battle of AzazBattle of JaffaBattle of AmiensSiege of Odesa 1941ChicagoBengaluruMiamiMadridAtlantaBerlinKabulAthensCasablancaAddis Ababa5000 km38.895N, 4.577W
26 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 August 1030Battle of AzazAzazArab–Byzantine wars
8 August 1192Battle of JaffaJaffaThird Crusade
8 August 1220Battle of LihulaLihulaCrusades
8 August 1266Cyriakus-SchlachtKitzingen
8 August 1383Siege of YpresYpresDespenser's Crusade
8 August 1605Siege of OldenzaalOldenzaal
8 August 1627Battle of DirschauTczewPolish–Swedish War of 1626–1629
8 August 1644Siege of TarragoneTarragonaReapers' War
8 August 1653Battle of ScheveningenTer HeijdeFirst Anglo-Dutch War
8 August 1706Second Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession
8 August 1715Battle of RügenRügenGreat Northern War
8 August 1780Battle of PiquaBethel Township, OhioAmerican Revolutionary War
8 August 1782Hudson Bay expeditionHudson BayAmerican Revolutionary War
8 August 1803Siege of AhmednagarAhmednagar FortSecond Anglo-Maratha War
8 August 1809Battle of ArzobispoEl Puente del ArzobispoPeninsular War
8 August 1809Battle of Pontlatzer BridgePontlatzer BrückeTyrolean Rebellion
8 August 1823Battle of KarpenisiKarpenisiGreek War of Independence
8 August 1829Battle of AdrianopleEdirneNinth Russo-Turkish War
8 August 1831Battle of HasseltHasseltQ120801227
8 August 1863Battle of ŻyrzynPuławy CountyJanuary Uprising
8 August 1870Siege of BitcheBitcheFranco-Prussian War
8 August 1898Battle of FajardoFajardoSpanish–American War
8 August 1917Second Battle of OituzBacău CountyRomania in World War I
8 August 1918Battle of AmiensAmiensWestern Front
8 August 1941Siege of Odesa 1941OdesaEastern Front
8 August 1944Defense of HengyangHengyangSecond Sino-Japanese War

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