Atlas of Battles

on this day, 37 engagements

Battles fought on 8 September

37 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 September between AD 617 and 1991: 28 battles, 6 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Leningrad (1941), First Battle of the Marne (1914), Battle of Kulikovo (1380), Siege of Warsaw (1939).

Siege of CanterburySiege of VyshgorodBattle of CurzolaSiege of ParisSiege of DijonBattle of OrshaBattle of StegeborgBattle of MytileneBattle of Lake GeorgeBattle of Eutaw SpringsBattle of TendraBattle of HondschooteBattle of La RoullièreBattle of KrtsanisiBattle of La CornuailleBattle of BassanoBattle of BallinamuckBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of the Great RedanSecond Battle of Fort SumterSecond Battle of Sabine PassBattle of TaboraBattle of RadomSiege of GdyniaDefense of Ochota and Wola (1939)Battle of Wola CyrusowaBattle of OdrzywołGerman occupation of RomeBattle of the Dukla PassBattle of GeelBattle of Asal UttarBattle of KusonjeBattle of KulikovoFirst Battle of the MarneSiege of WarsawSiege of LeningradBattle of KulikovoFirst Battle of the MarneSiege of WarsawSiege of LeningradChicagoTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterrey5000 km38.927N, 9.659W
37 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 September AD 617Battle of HuoyiLinfenTransition from Sui to Tang
8 September 1011Siege of CanterburyCanterbury
8 September 1173Siege of Vyshgorod
8 September 1298Battle of CurzolaKorčulaWar of Curzola
8 September 1380Battle of KulikovoKulikovo FieldMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
8 September 1429Siege of ParisParisHundred Years' War
8 September 1513Siege of DijonDijonWar of the League of Cambrai
8 September 1514Battle of OrshaVorshaMuscovite-Lithuanian War of 1512-1522
8 September 1598Battle of StegeborgStegeborg CastleWar against Sigismund
8 September 1690Battle of MytileneMytileneMorean War
8 September 1755Battle of Lake GeorgeLake George, New YorkSeven Years' War
8 September 1781Battle of Eutaw SpringsEutawville, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
8 September 1790Battle of TendraTendra SpitOttoman Wars in Europe
8 September 1793Battle of HondschooteHondschooteWar of the First Coalition
8 September 1794Battle of La RoullièreLes SorinièresWar in the Vendée
8 September 1795Battle of KrtsanisiKrtsanisi
8 September 1795Battle of La CornuailleLa CornuailleFrench Revolution
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del GrappaWar of the First Coalition
8 September 1798Battle of BallinamuckBallinamuckIrish Rebellion of 1798
8 September 1847Battle of Molino del ReyMolino del ReyMexican-American War
8 September 1855Battle of the Great RedanSevastopolCrimean War
8 September 1863Second Battle of Fort SumterCharleston, South CarolinaAmerican Civil War
8 September 1863Second Battle of Sabine PassJefferson County, TexasAmerican Civil War
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnoisWestern Front
8 September 1916Battle of TaboraTaboraQ659991
8 September 1939Siege of WarsawWarsaw1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1939Battle of RadomIłża1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1939Siege of GdyniaGdynia1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1939Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)Ochota1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1939Battle of Wola CyrusowaWola Cyrusowa1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1939Battle of OdrzywołOdrzywół1939 Invasion of Poland
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgEastern Front
8 September 1943German occupation of RomeRome
8 September 1944Battle of the Dukla PassDukla PassEastern Front
8 September 1944Battle of GeelGeelBelgium in World War II
8 September 1965Battle of Asal UttarIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
8 September 1991Battle of KusonjeKusonjeCroatian War of Independence

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