Battles on 29 February

8 battles fought (or begun) on 29 February, from 1688 to 2020, 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 29 February?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle for Height 776 (2000), Raid on Deerfield (1704), 2016 Khanasir offensive (2016).

• Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn 29 February 1688Saint Helena
• Raid on Deerfield 29 February 1704United States · Queen Anne's War
• Siege of Velyaminovsky 29 February 1840Russia
• Battle of Rio Hill 29 February 1864United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Ist 29 February 1944Croatia · Adriatic Campaign of World War II
• Battle for Height 776 29 February 2000 – 1 March 2000Russia · Second Chechen War
• 2016 Khanasir offensive 29 February 2016Syria · Syrian Civil War
• Al-Jawf offensive 29 February 2020 – 29 April 2020Yemen · Yemeni Civil War