Battles on 17 March

10 battles fought (or begun) on 17 March, from 1746 to 2011, 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 March?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Ajdabiya (2011), Battle of Villafranca (1809) (1809), Battle of Jasmund (1864) (1864).

• Siege of Blair Castle 17 March 1746 – 2 April 1746Scotland · Jacobite rising of 1745
• Battle of Chantonnay (March 1793) 17 March 1793France · War in the Vendée
• Battle of Villafranca (1809) 17 March 1809Spain · Peninsular War
• Battle of Chroberz 17 March 1863Poland · January Uprising
• Battle of Kelly's Ford 17 March 1863United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Jasmund (1864) 17 March 1864At sea · Second Schleswig War
• Battle of Powder River 17 March 1876United States · Great Sioux War of 1876
• Kuwaiti–Rashidi war 17 March 1901Saudi Arabia · Kuwaiti–Rashidi War
• Battle of Afabet 17 March 1988 – 20 March 1988Eritrea · Eritrean War of Independence
• Battle of Ajdabiya 17 March 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War