Battles on 24 August
18 battles fought (or begun) on 24 August, from 1637 to 2010, 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 24 August?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of the Eastern Solomons (1942), Battle of Málaga (1704) (1704), Battle of Belchite (1937) (1937).
- Battle of Elmina (1637) 24 August 1637 – 29 August 1637Ghana · Dutch–Portuguese War
- Battle of Shepeleviche 24 August 1654 – 25 August 1654Belarus · Russo-Polish War
- Battle of Málaga (1704) 24 August 1704Spain · War of the Spanish Succession
- Battle of the Thousand Islands 24 August 1760United States · Seven Years' War
- Lochry's Defeat 24 August 1781United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Svensksund (1789) 24 August 1789Finland · Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
- Siege of Thionville (1792) 24 August 1792 – 16 October 1792France · French Revolutionary Wars
- Siege of Dunkirk (1793) 24 August 1793 – 8 September 1793France · French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Friedberg (Bavaria) 24 August 1796Germany · French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Bladensburg 24 August 1814United States · War of 1812
- Battle of Villar de los Navarros 24 August 1837Spain · Royal Expedition
- Battle of Fajsławice 24 August 1863Poland
- Action at Ashley's Station 24 August 1864United States · American Civil War
- Siege of Maubeuge 24 August 1914 – 7 September 1914France · Great Retreat
- Battle of Mlali 24 August 1916Tanzania · World War I
- Battle of Belchite (1937) 24 August 1937 – 7 September 1937Spain · Spanish Civil War
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons 24 August 1942 – 25 August 1942Solomon Islands · World War II
- Battle of Derapet 24 August 2010Afghanistan · War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)