Atlas of Battles

on this day, 31 engagements

Battles fought on 20 August

31 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 August between AD 917 and 1955: 23 battles, 4 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Gumbinnen (1914), Battle of Achelous (AD 917), Hundred Regiments Offensive (1940), Battle of Brémule (1119).

Battle of PetroeBattle of FurnesBattle of TocaremaBattle of IrmenSiege of VenloBattle of TarragonaBattle of OrmskirkBattle of LensHolmes's BonfireSiege of HamburgBattle of SaragossaSiege of LandauBattle of Fallen TimbersBattle of MontréjeauBattle of RatanBattle of Grand PortBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of Fort RidgelyBattle of Lovejoy's StationBattle of Camas CreekBattle of TaghitSiege of NamurBattle of DononBattle of the Gulf of RigaBattle of PhilippevilleBattle of PhilippevilleBattle of AchelousBattle of BrémuleBattle of GumbinnenHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of AchelousBattle of BrémuleBattle of GumbinnenHundred Regiments OffensiveManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km31.250N, 8.575E
31 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 August AD 917Battle of AchelousPomorieByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
20 August 1057Battle of Petroe
20 August 1119Battle of BrémuleGaillardbois-CressenvilleAnglo-French War
20 August 1297Battle of FurnesVeurneFranco-Flemish War
20 August 1538Battle of TocaremaCachipay, CundinamarcaSpanish conquest of the Muisca
20 August 1598Battle of IrmenOrdynsky DistrictRussian conquest of Siberia
20 August 1637Siege of VenloVenloEighty Years' War
20 August 1641Battle of TarragonaTarragonaReapers' War
20 August 1644Battle of OrmskirkEnglish Civil War
20 August 1648Battle of LensLensThirty Years' War
20 August 1666Holmes's BonfireSecond Anglo-Dutch War
20 August 1686Siege of HamburgHamburg
20 August 1710Battle of SaragossaRavine of DeathWar of the Spanish Succession in Aragon
20 August 1793Siege of LandauLandau in der PfalzWar of the First Coalition
20 August 1794Battle of Fallen TimbersOhioNorthwest Indian War
20 August 1799Battle of MontréjeauMontréjeau
20 August 1809Battle of RatanRatanFinnish War
20 August 1810Battle of Grand PortGrand Port DistrictWar of the Fifth Coalition
20 August 1847Battle of ChurubuscoMexico CityMexican-American War
20 August 1862Battle of Fort RidgelyNicollet County, MinnesotaDakota War of 1862
20 August 1864Battle of Lovejoy's StationClayton County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
20 August 1877Battle of Camas CreekIdahoNez Perce War
20 August 1903Battle of TaghitTaghit
20 August 1904Battle of KorsakovKorsakovRusso-Japanese War
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusevWWI Eastern Front
20 August 1914Siege of NamurNamurWestern Front
20 August 1914Battle of DononLe Petit DononWorld War I
20 August 1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaGulf of RigaWorld War I
20 August 1940Hundred Regiments OffensiveNorth ChinaSecond Sino-Japanese War
20 August 1955Battle of PhilippevilleSkikdaAlgerian War
20 August 1955Battle of PhilippevilleSkikdaAlgerian War

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