Battles on 8 March

10 battles fought (or begun) on 8 March, from 1640 to 1944, 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 8 March?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Hampton Roads (1862), Battle of Imphal (1944), Battle of Tampere (1918).

• Siege of Galle (1640) 8 March 1640 – 13 March 1640Sri Lanka
• Siege of Isfahan 8 March 1722 – 23 October 1722Iran · Campaigns of Nader Shah
• Battle of Punk Hill 8 March 1777United States · American Revolutionary War
• Battle of Abukir (1801) 8 March 1801Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
• Battle of Hampton Roads 8 March 1862 – 9 March 1862United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Vejle 8 March 1864Denmark · Second Schleswig War
• Battle of Dujaila 8 March 1916Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
• Battle of Bakhmach 8 March 1918 – 13 March 1918Ukraine · WWI Eastern Front
• Battle of Tampere 8 March 1918 – 6 April 1918Finland · Russian Civil War
• Battle of Imphal 8 March 1944 – 3 July 1944India · Operation U-Go