Battles on 12 August
14 battles fought (or begun) on 12 August, from 1654 to 1969, 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 12 August?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Mohács (1687) (1687), Falaise pocket (1944), Battle of Kunersdorf (1759).
- Battle of Shklow 12 August 1654Belarus · Russo-Polish War
- Battle of Mohács (1687) 12 August 1687Hungary · Great Turkish War
- Siege of Lille (1708) 12 August 1708 – 10 December 1708France · War of the Spanish Succession
- Battle of Kunersdorf 12 August 1759Poland · Seven Years' War
- Battle of Mišar 12 August 1806 – 15 August 1806Serbia · First Serbian Uprising
- Battle of Puerto de Baños 12 August 1809Spain · Peninsular War
- Battle of Plum Creek 12 August 1840United States · Texas–Indian Wars
- Battle of Taku Forts (1860) 12 August 1860 – 21 August 1860China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Mečkin Kamen 12 August 1903North Macedonia
- Battle of Sliva 12 August 1903North Macedonia
- Battle of Halen 12 August 1914Belgium · Battle of the Frontiers
- Battle of Badajoz (1936) 12 August 1936 – 14 August 1936Spain · Spanish Civil War
- Falaise pocket 12 August 1944 – 21 August 1944France · Operation Overlord
- Battle of the Bogside 12 August 1969 – 14 August 1969Northern Ireland · The Troubles