Battles on 15 August

17 battles fought (or begun) on 15 August, from 1645 to 2021, 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 15 August?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Fall of Kabul (2021) (2021), Battle of Cer (1914), Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863).

• Battle of Kilsyth 15 August 1645Scotland · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
• Battle of Saint-Denis (1678) 15 August 1678Belgium · Franco-Dutch War
• Battle of Luzzara 15 August 1702Italy · War of the Spanish Succession
• Battle of Liegnitz (1760) 15 August 1760Poland · Seven Years' War
• Battle of Novi (1799) 15 August 1799Italy · War of the Second Coalition
• Battle of Fort Dearborn 15 August 1812United States · War of 1812
• Siege of Detroit 15 August 1812 – 16 August 1812United States · War of 1812
• Bombardment of Kagoshima 15 August 1863 – 17 August 1863Japan
• Affair of Agbeluvoe 15 August 1914Togo · Togoland campaign
• Battle of Cer 15 August 1914 – 24 August 1914Serbia · Serbian campaign
• Battle of Hill 70 15 August 1917 – 25 August 1917France · World War I
• Battle of Cyców 15 August 1920 – 16 August 1920Poland · Polish–Soviet War
• Battle of Trahili 15 August 1943Greece · World War II
• Action of Port Cros 15 August 1944At sea · Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
• Battle of Battle Mountain 15 August 1950 – 19 September 1950South Korea · Battle of Pusan Perimeter
• 2015 Anéfis dispute 15 August 2015 – 29 August 2015Mali
• Fall of Kabul (2021) 15 August 2021Afghanistan · War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)