Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 26 December

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 December between 1600 and 1948: 15 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Trenton (1776), Battle of the North Cape (1943).

Battle of ImafukuBattle of ShiginoSecond Battle of MiddlewichBattle of NagyszombaSecond Battle of WissembourgBattle of GeisbergBattle of GolyminSiege of ValenciaBattle of ChustenahlahSiege of PéronneBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaElsenborn RidgeBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsBattle of 'AujaBattle of TrentonBattle of PułtuskBattle of the North CapeBattle of Cape GloucesterBattle of TrentonBattle of PułtuskBattle of the North CapeBattle of Cape GloucesterŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km33.533N, 26.171E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 December 1600Battle of ImafukuYamato RiverSiege of Osaka
26 December 1614Battle of ShiginoYamato RiverSiege of Osaka
26 December 1643Second Battle of MiddlewichMiddlewichFirst English Civil War
26 December 1704Battle of NagyszombaRákóczi’s War of Independence
26 December 1776Battle of TrentonTrenton, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
26 December 1793Second Battle of WissembourgWissembourgWar of the First Coalition
26 December 1793Battle of GeisbergWissembourg
26 December 1806Battle of PułtuskPułtuskWar of the Fourth Coalition
26 December 1806Battle of GolyminGołymin-OśrodekNapoleonic Wars
26 December 1811Siege of ValenciaValenciaPeninsular War
26 December 1861Battle of ChustenahlahOsage County, OklahomaAmerican Civil War
26 December 1870Siege of PéronnePéronneFranco-Prussian War
26 December 1941Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
26 December 1943Battle of the North CapeNorth CapeWorld War II
26 December 1943Battle of Cape GloucesterCape GloucesterWorld War II
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenbornWorld War II
26 December 1944Battle of Heartbreak CrossroadsWorld War II
26 December 1948Battle of 'Auja1948 Arab–Israeli War

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