Battles on 26 October

12 battles fought (or begun) on 26 October, from 1793 to 2023, 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 26 October?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Defense of Sihang Warehouse (1937), Battle of Entrames (1793), Battle of the Chateauguay (1813).

• Battle of Entrames 26 October 1793France · War in the Vendée
• Battle of Kobyłka 26 October 1794Poland
• Battle of the Chateauguay 26 October 1813Canada · War of 1812
• Battle of Javad 26 October 1826Azerbaijan · Russo-Persian War of 1826–28
• Battle of Decatur 26 October 1864 – 29 October 1864United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Winfield, West Virginia 26 October 1864United States
• Battle of Dover Strait (1916) 26 October 1916 – 27 October 1916At sea · World War I
• Second Battle of Passchendaele 26 October 1917 – 10 November 1917Belgium · Third Battle of Ypres
• Charge at Haritan 26 October 1918Syria · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
• Defense of Sihang Warehouse 26 October 1937 – 1 November 1937China · Battle of Shanghai
• Defence of Outpost Snipe 26 October 1942 – 27 October 1942Egypt · Second Battle of El Alamein
• Battle of Jabalia 26 October 2023 – 6 January 2024Palestine · Gaza War