Atlas of Battles

on this day, 15 engagements

Battles fought on 31 December

15 engagements in the atlas were fought on 31 December between AD 870 and 1950: 11 battles, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Quebec (1775), Battle of the Barents Sea (1942).

Siege of CalaisAffair of Fielding and BylandtBattle of MachecoulBattle of CerritoBattle of OuithlacoochieBattle of CetateBattle of Parker's Cross RoadsSiege of NgatapaBattle of TashkessenThird Battle of SeoulFirst and Second Battles of WonjuBattle of EnglefieldBattle of QuebecBattle of Stones RiverBattle of the Barents SeaBattle of EnglefieldBattle of QuebecBattle of Stones RiverBattle of the Barents SeaBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km17.368N, 44.585E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
31 December AD 870Battle of EnglefieldEnglefieldQ1379246
31 December 1349Siege of CalaisCalaisHundred Years' War
31 December 1775Battle of QuebecQuebec CityAmerican Revolutionary War
31 December 1779Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
31 December 1793Battle of MachecoulMachecoulWar in the Vendée
31 December 1812Battle of CerritoMontevideoArgentine War of Independence
31 December 1835Battle of OuithlacoochieFloridaSecond Seminole War
31 December 1853Battle of CetateCetateCrimean War
31 December 1862Battle of Stones RiverRutherford County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
31 December 1862Battle of Parker's Cross RoadsHenderson County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
31 December 1868Siege of NgatapaNgātapaTe Kooti's War
31 December 1877Battle of TashkessenOttoman Wars in Europe
31 December 1942Battle of the Barents SeaBarents SeaWorld War II
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoulKorean War
31 December 1950First and Second Battles of WonjuWonjuKorean War

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