Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 6 October

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 6 October between 69 BC and 1973: 16 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Tigranocerta (69 BC).

Siege of AleppoSiege of MeauxSiege of IJsseloordBattle of DaugavgrivaBattle of Starého SmolivceBattle of Forts Clinton and MontgomeryBattle of Chestnut NeckBattle of Treize-SeptiersBattle of LéoganeBattle of Bonari Pass1869 La Bisbal fireBattle of CharasiabLand Battle of Vella LavellaBattles of Fort BudapestBattle of Fort LahtzanitBattle of TigranocertaBattle of CastricumNaval Battle of Vella LavellaOfira Air BattleBattle of TigranocertaBattle of CastricumNaval Battle of Vella LavellaOfira Air BattleBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km22.522N, 40.886E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 October 69 BCBattle of TigranocertaTigranocertaThird Mithridatic War
6 October 1124Siege of AleppoAleppoCrusades
6 October 1421Siege of MeauxMeauxHundred Years' War
6 October 1585Siege of IJsseloordIJsseloordEighty Years' War
6 October 1609Battle of DaugavgrivaDaugavgrīvaPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
6 October 1620Battle of Starého Smolivce
6 October 1777Battle of Forts Clinton and MontgomeryHighlands, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
6 October 1778Battle of Chestnut NeckNew JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
6 October 1793Battle of Treize-SeptiersTreize-SeptiersWar in the Vendée
6 October 1794Battle of LéoganeLéogâneWar of the First Coalition
6 October 1799Battle of CastricumQ137926253Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
6 October 1863Battle of Fort BlairCherokee County, KansasAmerican Civil War
6 October 1868Battle of Bonari PassBonari PassBoshin War
6 October 18691869 La Bisbal fireLa Bisbal d'Empordà1869 Federalist insurrection
6 October 1879Battle of CharasiabChar AsiabSecond Anglo-Afghan War
6 October 1943Naval Battle of Vella LavellaVella LavellaPacific War
6 October 1943Land Battle of Vella LavellaVella LavellaWorld War II
6 October 1973Ofira Air BattleSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
6 October 1973Battles of Fort BudapestSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
6 October 1973Battle of Fort LahtzanitSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War

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