Battles on 2 October

16 battles fought (or begun) on 2 October, from 1601 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 2 October?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Aachen (1944), Battle of the Scheldt (1944), Battle of Gonzales (1835).

• Siege of Kinsale 2 October 1601 – 3 January 1602Ireland · Nine Years' War
• Sack of Wexford 2 October 1649 – 11 October 1649Ireland · Irish Confederate Wars
• Siege of Belgrade (1690) 2 October 1690 – 8 October 1690Serbia · Great Turkish War
• Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) 2 October 1794Germany · War of the First Coalition
• Battle of Bydgoszcz 2 October 1794Poland · Kościuszko Uprising
• Battle of Biberach (1796) 2 October 1796Germany · Coalition Wars
• Battle of Alkmaar (1799) 2 October 1799Netherlands · War of the Second Coalition
• Raid on Boulogne 2 October 1804 – 3 October 1804France · Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of Gonzales 2 October 1835United States · Texas Revolution
• First Battle of Saltville 2 October 1864United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Durazzo (1918) 2 October 1918At sea · Adriatic Campaign of World War I
• Charge at Khan Ayash 2 October 1918Syria · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
• Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba 2 October 1933 – 3 October 1933Cuba · Cuban coup d'etat of 1933
• Battle of Kock (1939) 2 October 1939 – 5 October 1939Poland · 1939 Invasion of Poland
• Battle of Aachen 2 October 1944 – 21 October 1944Germany · World War II
• Battle of the Scheldt 2 October 1944 – 8 November 1944Netherlands · World War II