Battles on 31 March

15 battles fought (or begun) on 31 March, from 1644 to 2024, 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 31 March?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Indian Ocean raid (1942), Battle of Christmas Island (1942), Third Battle of Brega (2011).

• Siege of Landskrona Citadel 31 March 1644 – 7 April 1644Sweden · Torstenson War
• Battle of Purandar 31 March 1665 – 12 June 1665India
• Action of 31 March 1800 31 March 1800At sea · French Revolutionary Wars
• Battle of Courtrai (1814) 31 March 1814Belgium · War of the Sixth Coalition
• Battle of Somerset 31 March 1863United States · American Civil War
• Skirmish at Białaszewo 31 March 1863Poland · January Uprising
• Battle of Dinwiddie Court House 31 March 1865United States · American Civil War
• Battle of White Oak Road 31 March 1865United States · American Civil War
• Sanna's Post 31 March 1900South Africa · Second Boer War
• Siege of Naco 31 March 1929 – 6 April 1929Mexico · Escobar Rebellion
• Battle of Christmas Island 31 March 1942 – 1 April 1942Indian Ocean Territories · World War II
• Indian Ocean raid 31 March 1942 – 10 April 1942At sea · Pacific War
• Battle of Würzburg (1945) 31 March 1945 – 6 April 1945Germany · Western Front
• Third Battle of Brega 31 March 2011 – 7 April 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
• Tawori attack 31 March 2024Burkina Faso · Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso