Battles on 6 August
23 battles fought (or begun) on 6 August, from 1623 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 6 August?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Junín (1824), Battle of Spicheren (1870), Battle of Wörth (1870).
- Battle of Stadtlohn 6 August 1623Germany · Palatinate campaign
- Battle of Köbölkút 6 August 1663Slovakia · Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
- Battle of Oriskany 6 August 1777United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Hanging Rock 6 August 1780United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Peschiera 6 August 1796Italy · Italian Campaign of 1796-1797
- Battle of Junín 6 August 1824Peru · Spanish American wars of independence
- Battle of Kurekdere 6 August 1854Turkey · Caucasian campaign of the Crimean War
- Battle of Kirksville 6 August 1862United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Spicheren 6 August 1870France · Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Wörth 6 August 1870France · Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Krithia Vineyard 6 August 1915 – 13 August 1915Turkey · Gallipoli Campaign
- Battle of Lone Pine 6 August 1915 – 10 August 1915Turkey · Gallipoli Campaign
- Battle of Sari Bair 6 August 1915 – 21 August 1915Turkey · Gallipoli Campaign
- Landing at Suvla Bay 6 August 1915 – 15 August 1915Turkey · Gallipoli Campaign
- Battle of Doberdò 6 August 1916Italy · Italian Front
- Battle of Gorizia (1916) 6 August 1916 – 17 August 1916Slovenia · Battles of the Isonzo
- Battle of Culqualber 6 August 1941 – 21 November 1941Ethiopia · East African Campaign
- Battle of Vella Gulf 6 August 1943 – 7 August 1943At sea · World War II
- Battle of Saint-Malo 6 August 1944 – 17 August 1944France · Liberation of France
- Battle of Suoi Chau Pha 6 August 1967Vietnam · Vietnam War
- Battle of Makhmour 6 August 2014 – 8 August 2014Iraq
- Fall of Gwoza 6 August 2014Nigeria
- Capture of Zaranj 6 August 2021Afghanistan · 2021 Taliban offensive