Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 28 August

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 28 August between AD 489 and 1987: 14 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Acre (1189), Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914).

Battle of Les FormiguesBattle of GovernoloSiege of PerpignanCapture of GeertruidenbergBattle of NewburnBattle of UptonBattle of LubrzeBattle of UddevallaSiege of Le QuesnoyBattle of Hatteras Inlet BatteriesBattle of Thoroughfare GapBattle of Monte PeladoBattle of ToulonBattle of NiceBattle of AouzouBattle of IsonzoSiege of AcreSiege of BredaBattle of Heligoland BightBattle of IsonzoSiege of AcreSiege of BredaBattle of Heligoland BightMiamiMadridTorontoAthensCasablancaKyivViennaStockholmGeneva5000 km43.955N, 20.341W
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 August AD 489Battle of IsonzoSočaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
28 August 1189Siege of AcreAcreThird Crusade
28 August 1285Battle of Les FormiguesFormigues IslandsAragonese Crusade
28 August 1397Battle of GovernoloGovernolo
28 August 1542Siege of PerpignanPerpignanItalian War of 1542–46 Un penesote
28 August 1573Capture of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenbergEighty Years' War
28 August 1573Battle of Tottori
28 August 1624Siege of BredaBredaEighty Years' War
28 August 1640Battle of NewburnNewburnBishops' Wars
28 August 1651Battle of UptonUpton upon SevernThird English Civil War
28 August 1656Battle of LubrzeLubrzeDeluge
28 August 1677Battle of UddevallaUddevallaScanian War
28 August 1793Siege of Le QuesnoyLe QuesnoyWar of the First Coalition
28 August 1861Battle of Hatteras Inlet BatteriesNorth CarolinaAmerican Civil War
28 August 1862Battle of Thoroughfare GapFauquier County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
28 August 1914Battle of Heligoland BightHeligolandWorld War I
28 August 1936Battle of Monte PeladoHuescaSpanish Civil War
28 August 1944Battle of ToulonToulonEuropean Theater of World War II
28 August 1944Battle of NiceNiceWorld War II
28 August 1987Battle of AouzouAouzouToyota War

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