Atlas of Battles

on this day, 35 engagements

Battles fought on 26 August

35 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 August between AD 955 and 1966: 29 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Manzikert (1071), Battle of Crécy (1346), Battle of Dresden (1813), Battle of Baku (1918).

Siege of HadathBattle on the MarchfeldBattle of BilećaBattle of St. Jakob an der BirsBattle of PlymouthBattle of UlaşBattle of Fort FrontenacBattle of La Roche-sur-YonBattle of VertouBattle of BatinBattle of KatzbachSecond Battle of St. MichaelsBattle of Las Tres AcequiasSpanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasBattle of KavkariaBattle of AmoyBattle of Kessler's Cross LanesBattle of SędziejowiceBattle of White Sulphur SpringsBattle of MulhouseBattle of Le CateauBattle of KomarówBattle of the Trouée de CharmesSiege of MoraBattle of Le Grand FaytBattle of OdensholmSventiany OffensiveBattle of the ScarpeBattle of PookkotturBattle of OngulumbasheBattle of ManzikertBattle of CrécyBattle of DresdenBattle of BakuBattle of ManzikertBattle of CrécyBattle of DresdenBattle of BakuManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km20.016N, 18.888E
35 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 August AD 955Siege of HadathHadathArab–Byzantine wars
26 August 1071Battle of ManzikertQ746811Byzantine–Seljuq Wars
26 August 1278Battle on the MarchfeldLower Austria
26 August 1346Battle of CrécyCrécy-en-PonthieuHundred Years' War
26 August 1388Battle of BilećaBilećaOttoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina
26 August 1440Siege of YūkiYuki Castle
26 August 1444Battle of St. Jakob an der BirsBaselOld Zürich War
26 August 1652Battle of PlymouthPlymouthFirst Anglo-Dutch War
26 August 1696Battle of UlaşHetinGreat Turkish War
26 August 1758Battle of Fort FrontenacKingstonSeven Years' War
26 August 1793Battle of La Roche-sur-YonLa Roche-sur-YonWar in the Vendée
26 August 1793Battle of VertouVertouWar in the Vendée
26 August 1810Battle of BatinBatinEighth Russo-Turkish War
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresdenWar of the Sixth Coalition
26 August 1813Battle of KatzbachLegnicaWar of the Sixth Coalition
26 August 1813Second Battle of St. MichaelsMarylandWar of 1812
26 August 1814Battle of Las Tres AcequiasChilean War of Independence
26 August 1815Spanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasCartagenaColombian War of Independence
26 August 1827Battle of KavkariaPanachaikoGreek War of Independence
26 August 1841Battle of AmoyXiamenFirst Opium War
26 August 1861Battle of Kessler's Cross LanesNicholas County, West Virginia
26 August 1863Battle of SędziejowiceSędziejowiceJanuary Uprising
26 August 1863Battle of White Sulphur SpringsWest VirginiaAmerican Civil War
26 August 1914Battle of MulhouseMulhouseWorld War I
26 August 1914Battle of Le CateauLe Cateau-CambrésisWestern Front
26 August 1914Battle of KomarówZamośćWWI Eastern Front
26 August 1914Battle of the Trouée de CharmesCharmesWorld War I
26 August 1914Siege of MoraMoraQ659991
26 August 1914Battle of Le Grand FaytGrand-FaytWestern Front
26 August 1914Battle of OdensholmOsmussaarWorld War I
26 August 1915Sventiany OffensiveŠvenčionysWWI Eastern Front
26 August 1918Battle of BakuBakuWorld War I
26 August 1918Battle of the ScarpeMonchy-le-PreuxWestern Front
26 August 1921Battle of Pookkottur
26 August 1966Battle of Ongulumbashe

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