Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 28 October

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 28 October between AD 312 and 1971: 21 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of the Milvian Bridge (AD 312).

Battle of Foce PisanaBattle of BrustemSiege of TarantoBattle of Yaunis KhanBattle of CorrichieSiege of GhentSiege of CoevordenSiege of SmolenskBattle of PunitzSiege of KoppalBattle of LyakhovoBattle of Venta de EchavarriBattle of ConcepciónBattle of WauhatchieSecond Battle of NewtoniaBattle of LadigaBattle of MorristownBattle of KounoBattle of Lule BurgasBattle of ValenciennesBattle of PindusBattle of DhalaiBattle of the Milvian BridgeBattle of White PlainsSiege of ScutariBattle of PenangBattle of the Milvian BridgeBattle of White PlainsSiege of ScutariBattle of PenangChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiTorontoBaghdadHouston5000 km30.108N, 3.072E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 October AD 312Battle of the Milvian BridgePonte MilvioCivil Wars of the Tetrarchy
28 October 1421Battle of Foce PisanaArnoMediterranean campaign of Alfonso V of Aragon
28 October 1467Battle of BrustemBrustemLiège Wars
28 October 1501Siege of TarantoTaranto
28 October 1516Battle of Yaunis KhanKhan YunisOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
28 October 1562Battle of Corrichie
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhentEighty Years' War
28 October 1593Siege of CoevordenCoevordenEighty Years' War
28 October 1632Siege of SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk War
28 October 1704Battle of PunitzPoniecGreat Northern War
28 October 1776Battle of White PlainsWhite Plains, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
28 October 1790Siege of KoppalKoppalThird Anglo-Mysore War
28 October 1812Battle of LyakhovoLyakhovoFrench invasion of Russia
28 October 1834Battle of Venta de EchavarriVitoria-GasteizFirst Carlist War
28 October 1835Battle of ConcepciónMission Concepcion, TexasTexas Revolution
28 October 1863Battle of WauhatchieHamilton County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
28 October 1864Second Battle of NewtoniaNewton County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
28 October 1864Battle of LadigaLadiga, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
28 October 1864Battle of MorristownTennessee
28 October 1899Relief of LadysmithKwaZulu-NatalSecond Boer War
28 October 1899Battle of KounoMoyen-Chari Region
28 October 1912Siege of ScutariShkodërFirst Balkan War
28 October 1912Battle of Lule BurgasFirst Balkan War
28 October 1914Battle of PenangStrait of MalaccaWorld War I
28 October 1918Battle of Valenciennes
28 October 1940Battle of PindusPindusGreco-Italian War
28 October 1952First Battle of the Hook
28 October 1971Battle of DhalaiBangladesh Liberation War

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