Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 26 October

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 October between AD 604 and 1942: 14 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions.

Siege of ThessalonicaBattle of CandespinaSiege of LeedsSiege of BristolBattle of VimoryBattle of KobyłkaBattle of BalléeBattle of the ChateauguayBattle of JavadSiege of Civitella del TrontoBattle of DecaturBattle of Winfield, West VirginiaBattle of Dover StraitSecond Battle of PasschendaeleCharge at HaritanOutpost SnipeBattle of Chuvash CapeBattle of MyeongnyangBattle of EntramesDefense of Sihang WarehouseBattle of Chuvash CapeBattle of EntramesDefense of Sihang WarehouseManilaChicagoTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdad5000 km42.521N, 19.787E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 October AD 604Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiAvar–Byzantine Wars
26 October 1110Battle of CandespinaFresno de Cantespino
26 October 1321Siege of LeedsLeeds
26 October 1326Siege of BristolBristolDespenser War
26 October 1582Battle of Chuvash CapeIskerRussian conquest of Siberia
26 October 1587Battle of VimoryVimoryFrench Wars of Religion
26 October 1597Battle of MyeongnyangMyeongnyang StraitSecond Japanese Invasion of Korea
26 October 1793Battle of EntramesChâteau-GontierWar in the Vendée
26 October 1794Battle of KobyłkaKobyłka
26 October 1799Battle of BalléeBalléeFrench Revolution
26 October 1813Battle of the ChateauguayBattle of the Châteauguay National Historic SiteWar of 1812
26 October 1826Battle of JavadSuqovuşanRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
26 October 1860Siege of Civitella del TrontoCivitella del Tronto
26 October 1864Battle of DecaturDecatur, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
26 October 1864Battle of Winfield, West VirginiaWest Virginia
26 October 1916Battle of Dover StraitStrait of DoverWorld War I
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendaleWestern Front
26 October 1918Charge at HaritanHuraytanMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
26 October 1937Defense of Sihang WarehouseSihang WarehouseSecond Sino-Japanese War
26 October 1942Outpost SnipeBattles of El Alamein

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