Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 6 November

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 6 November between 1282 and 1980: 16 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Buxar (1764), Battle of Jemappes (1792).

Battle of Moel-y-donBattle of WysokaSiege of La RochelleBattle of SacheonBattle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeAction of 6 November 1794Battle of CallianoSiege of VeniceBattle of Malcolm's MillsCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of Droop MountainBattle of RogersvilleBattle of Pampa GermaniaBattle of BothavilleFao LandingBattle of BuxarBattle of JemappesBattle of AizuSiege of AbadanBattle of BuxarBattle of JemappesBattle of AizuSiege of AbadanBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km11.536N, 29.615E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 November 1282Battle of Moel-y-donTraeth LafanConquest of Wales by Edward I of England
6 November 1436Battle of WysokaHussite Wars
6 November 1572Siege of La RochelleLa RochelleFrench Wars of Religion
6 November 1598Battle of SacheonQ20948567
6 November 1706Battle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeWar of the Spanish Succession
6 November 1764Battle of BuxarBuxarBengal War
6 November 1792Battle of JemappesMonsWar of the First Coalition
6 November 1794Action of 6 November 1794Celtic SeaFrench Revolutionary Wars
6 November 1796Battle of CallianoCallianoFrench Revolutionary Wars
6 November 1813Siege of VeniceVeniceWar of the Sixth Coalition
6 November 1814Battle of Malcolm's MillsOaklandWar of 1812
6 November 1856Capture of the French Folly FortFrench Folly FortSecond Opium War
6 November 1860Battle of MahoetahiMahoetahi Gunfighter Pā
6 November 1863Battle of Droop MountainPocahontas County, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
6 November 1863Battle of RogersvilleRogersville, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
6 November 1868Battle of AizuAizuBoshin War
6 November 1879Battle of Pampa GermaniaWar of the Pacific
6 November 1900Battle of BothavilleBothavilleSecond Boer War
6 November 1914Fao LandingMesopotamiaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
6 November 1980Siege of AbadanAbadanIran–Iraq War

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