Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 13 August

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 13 August between 1419 and 1991: 16 battles and 4 sieges. Among them: Battle of Blenheim (1704), Battle of Shanghai (1937).

First Siege of CeutaSiege of RheinbergCapture of Bourg-en-BresseBattle of LostwithielBattle of Warrington BridgeFirst Battle of ZrínyiújvárBattle of TalamancaBattle of StäketBattle of San Lorenzo de la MugaBattle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaThird Battle of BergiselBattle of MedinaBattle of Yellow CreekSiege of KitabBattle of ManilaBattle of BafiloBattle of ShanghaiBattle of AguaytíaBattle of BlenheimBattle of BlenheimŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km22.174N, 14.120E
20 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 August 1419First Siege of CeutaPortuguese CeutaQ35810458
13 August 1586Siege of RheinbergRheinbergEighty Years' War
13 August 1600Capture of Bourg-en-BresseBourg-en-Bresse
13 August 1644Battle of LostwithielLostwithielFirst English Civil War
13 August 1651Battle of Warrington BridgeWarringtonThird English Civil War
13 August 1663First Battle of ZrínyiújvárNovi ZrinAustro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
13 August 1704Battle of BlenheimBlindheimWar of the Spanish Succession
13 August 1714Battle of TalamancaTalamancaExternal Front of the Catalan War
13 August 1719Battle of StäketBaggensstäketGreat Northern War
13 August 1794Battle of San Lorenzo de la MugaSant Llorenç de la MugaWar of the Pyrenees
13 August 1794Battle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaSant Llorenç de la MugaWar of the Pyrenees
13 August 1809Third Battle of BergiselWar of the Fifth Coalition
13 August 1813Battle of MedinaMedina Valley, TexasMexican War of Independence
13 August 1846Battle of Battle HillBattle Hill Farm Forest ParkNew Zealand Wars
13 August 1862Battle of Yellow CreekMissouriAmerican Civil War
13 August 1870Siege of KitabKitabRussian conquest of Bukhara
13 August 1898Battle of ManilaManilaSpanish–American War
13 August 1914Battle of Bafilo
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghaiSecond Sino-Japanese War
13 August 1991Battle of AguaytíaAguaytíainternal conflict in Peru

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