Battles on 9 April

19 battles fought (or begun) on 9 April, from 1782 to 2016, in date order. Dates are from Wikidata and are shown only for battles from 1600 onwards with a single exact date. Dates recorded in the Julian (Old Style) calendar are listed under their Julian day and marked.

Which battles happened on 9 April?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917), Battles of Narvik (1940), Battle of Arras (1917) (1917).

• Battle of the Saintes 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782At sea · American Revolutionary War
• Siege of Bednore 9 April 1783 – 28 April 1783India · Anglo-Mysore wars
• Battle of Italeni 9 April 1838South Africa · Great Trek
• Battle of Drummond's Island 9 April 1841At sea · United States Exploring Expedition
• Battle of Pleasant Hill 9 April 1864United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Appomattox Court House 9 April 1865United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Dingle's Mill 9 April 1865United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Magdala 9 April 1868 – 13 April 1868Ethiopia · British expedition to Abyssinia
• Battle of Arras (1917) 9 April 1917 – 16 May 1917France · Western Front
• Battle of Vimy Ridge 9 April 1917 – 12 April 1917France · World War I
• Battle of Drøbak Sound 9 April 1940Norway · World War II
• Battle of Horten Harbour 9 April 1940Norway · World War II
• Battles of Narvik 9 April 1940 – 8 June 1940Norway · Norwegian Campaign
• Capture of Arendal 9 April 1940Norway · Operation Weserübung
• First Battle of Târgu Frumos 9 April 1944 – 12 April 1944Romania · First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
• Battle of Bologna 9 April 1945 – 21 April 1945Italy · Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
• Battle of Xuân Lộc 9 April 1975 – 21 April 1975Vietnam · Vietnam War
• Battle of Košare 9 April 1999 – 10 June 1999Kosovo · NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
• Battle of Tipo-Tipo 9 April 2016Philippines · Moro conflict