Battles on 3 March

12 battles fought (or begun) on 3 March, from 1677 to 2025, 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 3 March?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Siege of Jaffa (1799), Battles of Tobago (1677), Battle of Brier Creek (1779).

• Battles of Tobago 3 March 1677Trinidad and Tobago · Franco-Dutch War
• Battle of Brier Creek 3 March 1779United States · American Revolutionary War
• Siege of Jaffa 3 March 1799 – 7 March 1799Israel · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
• Battle of West Kay 3 March 1801United States Virgin Islands · Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of Laubressel 3 March 1814France
• Battle of Pelee Island 3 March 1838Canada · Upper Canada Rebellion
• Battle of Derna (1912) 3 March 1912Libya · Italo-Turkish War
• Battle of Kalijati 3 March 1942Indonesia
• Battle of Takur Ghar 3 March 2002 – 4 March 2002Afghanistan · War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2016) 3 March 2016 – 3 April 2016Syria · Syrian Civil War
• Battle of Batibo 3 March 2018Cameroon
• 2025 Nasir clashes 3 March 2025 – 7 March 2025South Sudan