Atlas of Battles

on this day, 29 engagements

Battles fought on 27 August

29 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 August between 479 BC and 1950: 19 battles, 6 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Plataea (479 BC), Battle of Long Island (1776), Siege of Tsingtao (1914), Battle of Lutter (1626).

Battle of RamlaBattle of Porto ConteBattle of d’AsinaraBattle of the Siritsa RiverSiege of MediașBattle of ChilcheollyangSiege of LeucateAction of 27 August 1661Siege of KolbergBattle of Valencia de AlcántaraBattle of PollilurBattle of the Combahee RiverSiege of MantoueBattle of CastlebarBattle of CallantsoogBattle of Bayou MetoBattle of BuzancySiege of PamplonaBattle of BergendalBattle of MufiloBattle of ÉtreuxRovno OffensiveBattle of KyongjuBattle of PlataeaBattle of LutterBattle of Long IslandSiege of TsingtaoBattle of PlataeaBattle of LutterBattle of Long IslandSiege of TsingtaoBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km19.175N, 18.548E
29 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 August 479 BCBattle of PlataeaPlataeaSecond Persian invasion of Greece
27 August 1105Battle of RamlaRamlaCrusader–Fatimid Wars
27 August 1353Battle of Porto ContePorto ConteSardinian uprising
27 August 1353Battle of d’AsinaraAsinara
27 August 1501Battle of the Siritsa RiverMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
27 August 1534Siege of MediașMediaș
27 August 1597Battle of ChilcheollyangChilcheonnyang StraitJapanese invasions of Korea
27 August 1626Battle of LutterLutter am BarenbergeThirty Years' War
27 August 1637Siege of LeucateLeucateFranco-Spanish War
27 August 1661Action of 27 August 1661MilosCretan War of 1645-1669
27 August 1760Siege of KolbergKołobrzegSeven Years' War
27 August 1762Battle of Valencia de AlcántaraValencia de AlcántaraSeven Years' War
27 August 1776Battle of Long IslandBrooklyn, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
27 August 1781Battle of PollilurPullalurSecond Anglo-Mysore War
27 August 1782Battle of the Combahee RiverBeaufort, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
27 August 1796Siege of MantoueMantuaWar of the First Coalition
27 August 1798Battle of CastlebarCastlebarIrish Rebellion of 1798
27 August 1799Battle of CallantsoogCallantsoogAnglo-Russian invasion of Holland
27 August 1863Battle of Bayou MetoPulaski County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
27 August 1870Battle of BuzancyBuzancyFranco-Prussian War
27 August 1874Siege of PamplonaPamplonaThird Carlist War
27 August 1900Battle of BergendaleMakhazeniSecond Boer War
27 August 1907Battle of MufiloPortuguese campaign against the Ovambo
27 August 1914Siege of TsingtaoQingdaoAsian and Pacific theater of World War I
27 August 1914Battle of ÉtreuxÉtreuxWestern Front
27 August 1915Rovno Offensive
27 August 1918Battle of Ambos NogalesNogales, ArizonaMexican Border War
27 August 1943Battle of Arundel Island
27 August 1950Battle of KyongjuGyeongjuKorean War

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