Battles on 23 August

12 battles fought (or begun) on 23 August, from 1654 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 23 August?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Stalingrad (1942), Battle of Tannenberg (1914), Battle of Galicia (1914).

• Battle of Arras (1654) 23 August 1654 – 25 August 1654France · Franco-Spanish War
• Battle of Cádiz (1702) 23 August 1702 – 30 September 1702Spain · War of the Spanish Succession
• Battle of Norridgewock 23 August 1724United States · Father Rale's War
• Battle of Großbeeren 23 August 1813 (Julian calendar)Germany · German campaign of 1813
• Battle of Mapperley Hills 23 August 1842England
• Battle of Perryville (Indian Territory) 23 August 1863United States
• Battle of Galicia 23 August 1914 – 11 September 1914Ukraine · World War I
• Battle of Mons 23 August 1914Belgium · Battle of the Frontiers
• Battle of Tannenberg 23 August 1914 – 30 August 1914Poland · World War I
• Battle of Stalingrad 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943Russia · Eastern Front
• Battle of Audierne Bay 23 August 1944At sea · Battle of the Atlantic
• Battle of Hasakah (2016) 23 August 2016Syria · Syrian Civil War