Battles on 6 June
18 battles fought (or begun) on 6 June, from 1762 to 1982, 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 June?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Normandy landings (1944), Battle for Caen (1944), Battle of Cherbourg (1944).
- Siege of Havana 6 June 1762 – 13 August 1762Cuba · Anglo-Spanish War
- Battle of Szczekociny 6 June 1794Poland · Kościuszko Uprising
- Battles of El Bruch 6 June 1808 – 14 June 1808Spain · Peninsular War
- Battle of Stoney Creek 6 June 1813Canada · War of 1812
- Battle of Good's Farm 6 June 1862United States · Shenandoah Valley Campaign
- First Battle of Memphis 6 June 1862United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Embabo 6 June 1882Ethiopia · Menelik II's conquests
- Battle of Guantánamo Bay 6 June 1898 – 10 June 1898Cuba · Spanish–American War
- Battle for Caen 6 June 1944 – 6 August 1944France · Operation Overlord
- Battle of Cherbourg 6 June 1944 – 30 June 1944France · Operation Overlord
- Battle of Merville Gun Battery 6 June 1944France · Operation Tonga
- Brécourt Manor assault 6 June 1944France · American airborne landings in Normandy
- Normandy landings 6 June 1944 – 29 August 1944France · Invasion of Normandy
- Battle of Abu-Ageila 6 June 1967Egypt · Six-Day War
- Battle of Ammunition Hill 6 June 1967Israel · Six-Day War
- Battle of Binh Ba 6 June 1969 – 8 June 1969Vietnam · Vietnam War
- Battle of Long Khánh 6 June 1971 – 7 June 1971Vietnam · Vietnam War
- Battle of the Beaufort 6 June 1982 – 7 June 1982Lebanon · 1982 Lebanon War