Battles on 17 July

18 battles fought (or begun) on 17 July, from 1603 to 2014, 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 17 July?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Shipka Pass (1877), Battle of Motien Pass (1904), Battle of Hogland (1788).

• Battle of Brașov 17 July 1603Romania · Long War
• Battle of the Dardanelles (1657) 17 July 1657 – 19 July 1657Turkey · Cretan War of 1645-1669
• Siege of Athlone (1690) 17 July 1690 – 24 July 1690Ireland · Williamite War in Ireland
• Action of 17 July 1761 17 July 1761At sea · Seven Years' War
• Battle of Hogland 17 July 1788Russia · Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
• Battle of Perpignan 17 July 1793France · French Revolutionary Wars
• Siege of Fort Mackinac 17 July 1812United States · War of 1812
• Battle of Milazzo (1860) 17 July 1860 – 24 July 1860Italy · Unification of Italy
• Battle of Scary Creek 17 July 1861United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Honey Springs 17 July 1863United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Cool Spring 17 July 1864 – 18 July 1864United States · Valley Campaigns of 1864
• Battle of Warbonnet Creek 17 July 1876United States · Great Sioux War of 1876
• Battle of Shipka Pass 17 July 1877 – 9 January 1878Bulgaria · Tenth Russo-Turkish War
• Battle of Motien Pass 17 July 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
• Second Battle of Guilin 17 July 1930China · Central Plains War
• Action of 17 July 1944 17 July 1944At sea · World War II
• Siege of Musa Qala 17 July 2006 – 12 September 2006Afghanistan · War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• First Battle of Sha'ir 17 July 2014 – 26 July 2014Syria · Syrian Civil War