Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 2 September

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 2 September between 31 BC and 1944: 14 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Actium (31 BC), Battle of Omdurman (1898).

Battle of RavennaBattle of WolgastSiege of HullBattle of BauchesSiege of MaltaBlockade of BarcelonaBattle of PerlaszBattle of Dry Wood CreekBattle of Birch CouleeBattle of L'AlbiolBattle of El-MoungarSiege of WuchangBattle of Borowa GóraBattle of Lone Tree HillBattle of ActiumBattle of AlbulenaBattle of OmdurmanBattle of TurtucaiaBattle of ActiumBattle of AlbulenaBattle of OmdurmanBattle of TurtucaiaBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km26.427N, 21.930E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2 September 31 BCBattle of ActiumIonian SeaFinal War of the Roman Republic
2 September AD 476Battle of RavennaRavennaGermanic Wars
2 September 1457Battle of AlbulenaLaçOttoman Wars in Europe
2 September 1628Battle of WolgastWolgastThirty Years' War
2 September 1643Siege of HullKingston upon HullFirst English Civil War
2 September 1794Battle of BauchesLes SorinièresWar in the Vendée
2 September 1798Siege of MaltaVallettaFrench Revolutionary Wars
2 September 1808Blockade of BarcelonaBarcelonaPeninsular War
2 September 1848Battle of PerlaszPerlezHungarian Revolution of 1848
2 September 1861Battle of Dry Wood CreekVernon County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
2 September 1862Battle of Birch CouleeMorton, MinnesotaDakota War of 1862
2 September 1873Battle of L'AlbiolL'AlbiolThird Carlist War
2 September 1898Battle of OmdurmanOmdurmanMahdist War
2 September 1903Battle of El-MoungarBéchar ProvinceFranco–Moroccan conflicts
2 September 1916Battle of TurtucaiaSouthern DobrujaRomania in World War I
2 September 1926Siege of WuchangWuchang District
2 September 1939Battle of Borowa GóraBełchatów1939 Invasion of Poland
2 September 1944Battle of Lone Tree HillWestern New Guinea campaign

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