Battles on 18 August
20 battles fought (or begun) on 18 August, from 1638 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 18 August?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Gravelotte (1870), Battle of Long Tan (1966), Battle of Shumshu (1945).
- Siege of Breisach 18 August 1638 – 17 December 1638France · Thirty Years' War
- Battle of Triebl 18 August 1647 – 5 September 1647Czechia · Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Kamenets 18 August 1672 – 27 August 1672Ukraine · Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676
- Battle of Fishing Creek 18 August 1780United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Musgrove Mill 18 August 1780United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Ivankovac 18 August 1805Serbia · First Serbian Uprising
- Battle of Valutino 18 August 1812Russia · French invasion of Russia
- Attack at the Lower Sioux Agency 18 August 1862United States · Dakota War of 1862
- Battle of Redwood Ferry 18 August 1862United States · Dakota War of 1862
- Battle of Globe Tavern 18 August 1864 – 21 August 1864United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Gravelotte 18 August 1870France · Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Sarrebourg 18 August 1914 – 20 August 1914France · Battle of the Frontiers
- Defense of Azakh 18 August 1915 – 21 November 1915Turkey · Armenian Genocide
- Battle of Chambois 18 August 1944 – 20 August 1944France · World War II
- Battle of Shumshu 18 August 1945 – 23 August 1945Russia · Kuril Islands landing operation
- Battle of Bloody Ridge 18 August 1951 – 5 September 1951South Korea · Korean War
- Battle of Long Tan 18 August 1966Vietnam · Vietnam War
- Uzbin Valley ambush 18 August 2008Afghanistan · War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks 18 August 2011Israel · Gaza–Israel conflict
- Boukouma attack 18 August 2021Burkina Faso · Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso