Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 4 October

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 4 October between 1477 and 1974: 10 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action.

Siege of GraySiege of RetzSiege of MénerbesSiege of TournaiBattle of Kościanem (1655)Siege of BadajozSt. Francis RaidBattle of CerveraBattle of Galveston HarborBattle of BroodseindeBattle of OpheusdenBattle of Duc DucBattle of WittstockBattle of EntzheimBattle of MarsagliaBattle of GermantownBattle of WittstockBattle of EntzheimBattle of MarsagliaBattle of GermantownManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km34.457N, 6.668E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 October 1477Siege of GrayGrayWar of the Burgundian Succession
4 October 1486Siege of RetzRetzAustrian–Hungarian War
4 October 1573Siege of MénerbesMénerbes
4 October 1581Siege of TournaiTournaiEighty Years' War
4 October 1636Battle of WittstockWittstock/DosseThirty Years' War
4 October 1655Battle of Kościanem (1655)KościanDeluge
4 October 1674Battle of EntzheimEntzheimFranco-Dutch War
4 October 1693Battle of MarsagliaPiossascoNine Years' War
4 October 1705Siege of BadajozBadajozWar of the Spanish Succession
4 October 1759St. Francis RaidSaint-François-du-LacFrench and Indian War
4 October 1777Battle of GermantownGermantown, PennsylvaniaAmerican Revolutionary War
4 October 1811Battle of CerveraCerveraPeninsular War
4 October 1862Battle of Galveston HarborGalveston, TexasAmerican Civil War
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebekeWestern Front
4 October 1944Battle of OpheusdenOpheusdenWestern Front
4 October 1974Battle of Duc Duc

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