Battles on 12 January

5 battles fought (or begun) on 12 January, from 1640 to 2019, 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 12 January?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Operation Iskra (1943), Battle of Casma (1839), Action of 12–17 January 1640 (1640).

• Action of 12–17 January 1640 12 January 1640 – 17 January 1640Brazil · Dutch–Portuguese War
• Battle of Casma 12 January 1839Peru · War of the Confederation
• Operation Iskra 12 January 1943 – 30 January 1943Russia · Siege of Leningrad
• Battle of Al Mahbes (1985) 12 January 1985Morocco · Western Sahara War
• Battle of Kouri Bougoudi (2019) 12 January 2019Chad