Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 12 November

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 12 November between 1139 and 1965: 12 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Tyre (1187).

Battle of HolmengråBattle of Le QuesnoySiege of CardonaBattle of CaldieroBattle of MeerhoutBattle of La FuensantaAction of 15 November 1810Battle of San MuñozCanoe FightSiege of DeventerBattle of the WindmillBattle of JellalabadBattle of the BogueSiege of VidinBattle of Ap Bau BangSiege of TyreBattle of BrentfordBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of the Treasury IslandsSiege of TyreBattle of BrentfordBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of the Treasury IslandsBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km25.775N, 33.991E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
12 November 1139Battle of HolmengråHvaler MunicipalityCivil war era in Norway
12 November 1187Siege of TyreTyreCrusades
12 November 1568Battle of Le QuesnoyLe QuesnoyEighty Years' War
12 November 1642Battle of BrentfordBrentfordFirst English Civil War
12 November 1711Siege of CardonaCardonaWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
12 November 1796Battle of CaldieroCaldieroFrench Revolutionary Wars
12 November 1798Battle of MeerhoutGeelPeasants' War
12 November 1810Battle of La FuensantaVillelPeninsular War
12 November 1810Action of 15 November 1810Baie de la SeineNapoleonic Wars
12 November 1812Battle of San MuñozSan MuñozPeninsular War
12 November 1813Canoe FightAlabama River, AlabamaCreek War
12 November 1813Siege of DeventerDeventerWar of the Sixth Coalition
12 November 1838Battle of the WindmillBattle of the Windmill National Historic SiteUpper Canada Rebellion
12 November 1841Battle of JellalabadJalalabadFirst Anglo-Afghan War
12 November 1856Battle of the BogueSecond Opium War
12 November 1885Siege of VidinVidin
12 November 1940Battle of the Strait of OtrantoStrait of OtrantoWorld War II
12 November 1943Battle of the Treasury IslandsTreasury IslandsPacific War
12 November 1965Battle of Ap Bau BangVietnam War

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