Atlas of Battles

on this day, 27 engagements

Battles fought on 17 August

27 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 August between AD 986 and 1944: 21 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Stallupönen (1914), Battle of the Gates of Trajan (AD 986).

Battle of ScheutSiege of BrusselsSiege of Mount HieiBattle of PrestonBattle of HalmstadBattle of SulzbachSiege of AlexandriaBattle of RoliçaBattle of AlavusBattle of Aragua de BarcelonaSiege of CumanaBattle of GainesvilleBattle of StrasburgBattle of YatayBattle of Lula-RugaroBattle of MonguaBattle of LerinStruma operationEleventh Battle of the IsonzoBattle of ZadwórzeAttack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandBattle of La CiotatBattle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of VerneuilFirst Battle of PolotskBattle of StallupönenBattle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of VerneuilFirst Battle of PolotskBattle of StallupönenŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km22.335N, 28.741E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 August AD 986Battle of the Gates of TrajanGate of TrajanByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
17 August 1356Battle of ScheutScheut
17 August 1356Siege of BrusselsBrussels
17 August 1424Battle of VerneuilPiseuxHundred Years' War
17 August 1499Siege of Mount HieiMount Hiei
17 August 1648Battle of PrestonPrestonSecond English Civil War
17 August 1676Battle of HalmstadHalmstadScanian War
17 August 1796Battle of Sulzbach
17 August 1801Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench Revolutionary Wars
17 August 1808Battle of RoliçaRoliçaPeninsular War
17 August 1808Battle of AlavusAlavusFinnish War
17 August 1812First Battle of PolotskPolatsakFrench invasion of Russia
17 August 1814Battle of Aragua de Barcelona
17 August 1821Siege of CumanaCumanáVenezuelan War of Independence
17 August 1864Battle of GainesvilleGainesville, FloridaAmerican Civil War
17 August 1864Battle of StrasburgStrasburg, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
17 August 1865Battle of YatayYatay creakParaguayan War
17 August 1891Battle of Lula-RugaroLugaloHehe revolt
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterovWWI Eastern Front
17 August 1915Battle of MonguaMônguaQ18469222
17 August 1916Battle of LerinFlorinaMacedonian Front
17 August 1916Struma operationStrumaMacedonian Front
17 August 1917Eleventh Battle of the IsonzoSočaWorld War I
17 August 1920Battle of ZadwórzeZadviriaPolish–Soviet War
17 August 1942Attack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandEastern Front
17 August 1943Battle off HoraniuVella LavellaPacific War
17 August 1944Battle of La CiotatMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

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