Battles on 8 January

8 battles fought (or begun) on 8 January, from 1676 to 1877, 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 8 January?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of New Orleans (1815), Battle of Stromboli (1676), Battle of Blaauwberg (1806).

• Battle of Stromboli 8 January 1676At sea · Franco-Dutch War
• Action of 8 January 1780 8 January 1780At sea · American Revolutionary War
• Battle of Blaauwberg 8 January 1806 – 18 January 1806South Africa · Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of New Orleans 8 January 1815United States · War of 1812
• Battle of Río San Gabriel 8 January 1847 – 9 January 1847United States · Mexican-American War
• Battle of Roan's Tan Yard 8 January 1862United States · American Civil War
• Second Battle of Springfield 8 January 1863United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Wolf Mountain 8 January 1877United States · Great Sioux War of 1876