Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 16 September

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 September between 1259 and 1991: 14 battles and 5 sieges. Among them: Siege of Przemyśl (1914).

Battle of CassanoSiege of SalsesBattle of AsainawateSiege of BonnBattle of the CloudsFirst Battle of MontaiguBattle of LimburgFirst Siege of PrzemyślBattle of DytiatynBattle of BiłgorajemBattle of JinanBattle of Trung NghiaBattle of Oum DreygaBattle of ŠibenikBattle of ZadarBattle of Harlem HeightsSiege of SavannahBattle of the GöhrdeSiege of PrzemyślBattle of Harlem HeightsSiege of SavannahBattle of the GöhrdeSiege of PrzemyślŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km33.768N, 27.674E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 September 1259Battle of CassanoCassano d’AddaQ1140335
16 September 1503Siege of SalsesSalses-le-ChâteauSecond War of Naples
16 September 1600Battle of AsainawateAsai
16 September 1689Siege of BonnBonnNine Years' War
16 September 1776Battle of Harlem HeightsNew York City, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
16 September 1777Battle of the CloudsEast Whiteland Township, PennsylvaniaAmerican Revolutionary War
16 September 1779Siege of SavannahSavannah, GeorgiaAmerican Revolutionary War
16 September 1793First Battle of MontaiguMontaiguWar in the Vendée
16 September 1796Battle of LimburgLimburg an der LahnWar of the First Coalition
16 September 1813Battle of the GöhrdeGöhrdeWar of the Sixth Coalition
16 September 1914Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyślWorld War I
16 September 1914First Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyśl
16 September 1920Battle of DytiatynDitiatinPolish–Soviet War
16 September 1939Battle of BiłgorajemBiłgoraj1939 Invasion of Poland
16 September 1948Battle of JinanJinanChinese Civil War
16 September 1973Battle of Trung Nghia
16 September 1988Battle of Oum DreygaOum DreygaWestern Sahara War
16 September 1991Battle of ŠibenikDalmatiaCroatian War of Independence
16 September 1991Battle of ZadarDalmatiaCroatian War of Independence

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