Atlas of Battles

on this day, 27 engagements

Battles fought on 17 September

27 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 September between AD 914 and 1944: 20 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Antietam (1862), Battle of Breitenfeld (1631), Allied invasion of Italy (1943), Battle of Myriokephalon (1176).

Siege of QueliSiege of Kinugasa CastleSiege of GrossetoBattle of ŚwiecinoSiege of FamagustaBattle of ShiraikawaraSiege of Minamata CastleBattle of VilanovaSiege of Fort St. JeanBattle of PeyrestortesBattles near Rheinweiler and HüningenBattle of KrupczyceBattle of PeterswaldeBattle of EstrelletaBattle of PavónAction at Blue Mills LandingBattle of MontmeslyBattle of the Yalu RiverBattle of Blood River PoortBattle of Elands RiverBattle of al-MusayfirahBattle of SantanderBattle of ArnhemBattle of MyriokephalonBattle of BreitenfeldBattle of AntietamAllied invasion of ItalyBattle of MyriokephalonBattle of BreitenfeldBattle of AntietamAllied invasion of ItalyBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km10.183N, 28.907E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 September AD 914Siege of QueliQueli CastleSajid invasion of Georgia
17 September 1176Battle of MyriokephalonLake BeyşehirByzantine–Seljuq Wars
17 September 1180Siege of Kinugasa CastleKinugasa CastleGenpei War
17 September 1328Siege of GrossetoGrosseto
17 September 1462Battle of ŚwiecinoPuckThirteen Years' War
17 September 1570Siege of FamagustaFamagustaOttoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573
17 September 1571Battle of ShiraikawaraIbaraki River
17 September 1581Siege of Minamata CastleMinamata
17 September 1631Battle of BreitenfeldBreitenfeldThirty Years' War
17 September 1658Battle of VilanovaPortuguese Restoration War
17 September 1775Siege of Fort St. JeanFort Saint-JeanAmerican Revolutionary War
17 September 1793Battle of PeyrestortesPeyrestortesFrench Revolutionary Wars
17 September 1793Battles near Rheinweiler and HüningenBad BellingenWar of the First Coalition
17 September 1794Battle of Krupczyce
17 September 1813Battle of PeterswaldePetroviceNapoleonic Wars
17 September 1845Battle of EstrelletaComendadorWar of Dominican Independence
17 September 1861Battle of PavónArgentine Civil Wars
17 September 1861Action at Blue Mills LandingClay County, MissouriTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
17 September 1862Battle of AntietamWashington County, MarylandMaryland in the American Civil War
17 September 1870Battle of MontmeslyMont-MeslyFranco-Prussian War
17 September 1894Battle of the Yalu RiverKorea BayFirst Sino-Japanese War
17 September 1901Battle of Blood River PoortSouth AfricaSecond Boer War
17 September 1901Battle of Elands RiverSecond Boer War
17 September 1925Battle of al-MusayfirahAl-MusayfirahGreat Syrian Revolt
17 September 1937Battle of SantanderCantabriaSpanish Civil War
17 September 1943Allied invasion of ItalySalernoWorld War II
17 September 1944Battle of ArnhemArnhemOperation Market Garden

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