Atlas of Battles

on this day, 25 engagements

Battles fought on 5 September

25 engagements in the atlas were fought on 5 September between AD 394 and 1987: 16 battles, 5 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of the Frigidus (AD 394), Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), Battle of Nördlingen (1634).

Siege of Bayeux (1417)Siege of Velikiye LukiSiege of JülichSiege of GloucesterBattle of Hudson's BayBattle of ChantonnayBattle of CollooneySiege of Fort WayneCapture of HMS BoxerBattle of HetényBattle of the Two MorinsBattle of MultienBattle of the Marshes of Saint-GondAction of 5 September 1918Battle of Cerro MurianoBattle of Tuchola ForestBattle of NancyBattle of Maaten al-SarraBattle of the FrigidusBattle of NördlingenBattle of the ChesapeakeBattle of DobrichBattle of NördlingenBattle of the ChesapeakeBattle of DobrichChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterrey5000 km24.900N, 30.842W
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 September AD 394Battle of the FrigidusVipava Valley
5 September 1417Siege of Bayeux (1417)BayeuxHundred Years' War
5 September 1580Siege of Velikiye LukiVelikiye LukiLivonian War
5 September 1621Siege of JülichJülichEighty Years' War
5 September 1634Battle of NördlingenNördlingenThirty Years' War
5 September 1643Siege of GloucesterGloucesterFirst English Civil War
5 September 1697Battle of Hudson's BayHudson BayNine Years' War
5 September 1781Battle of the ChesapeakeAmerican Revolutionary War
5 September 1793Battle of ChantonnayChantonnayWar in the Vendée
5 September 1798Battle of CollooneyCollooneyIrish Rebellion of 1798
5 September 1812Siege of Fort WayneFort Wayne, IndianaWar of 1812
5 September 1813Capture of HMS BoxerMaineWar of 1812
5 September 1849Battle of Hetény
5 September 1858Battle of Spokane PlainsWashingtonCoeur d'Alene War
5 September 1901Battle of GroenkloofSecond Boer War
5 September 1914Battle of the Two MorinsSeine-et-MarneWestern Front
5 September 1914Battle of MultienSeine-et-MarneWestern Front
5 September 1914Battle of the Marshes of Saint-GondMarais de Saint-Gond
5 September 1916Battle of DobrichDobrichRomania in World War I
5 September 1918Action of 5 September 1918World War I
5 September 1936Battle of Cerro MurianoCórdoba ProvinceSpanish Civil War
5 September 1939Battle of Tuchola ForestTuchola1939 Invasion of Poland
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzabPacific War
5 September 1944Battle of NancyLorraineWorld War II
5 September 1987Battle of Maaten al-SarraMaaten al-Sarra Air BaseToyota War

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