Atlas of Battles

on this day, 22 engagements

Battles fought on 2 May

22 engagements in the atlas were fought on 2 May between 1565 and 1991: 14 battles, 5 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Lützen (1813).

Battle of GlentaisieSiege of Laholm CastleBattle of HerbsthausenAction of 2 May 1654Action of 2 May 1707Siege of Annapolis RoyalSiege of Port ToulouseSiege of Porto FerrajoBattle of PulkkilaBattle of HalleSecond Battle of AngosturaBanco de OrtizBattle of DashavBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of OravalaBattle of JokelaBattle of LützenBattle of CallaoBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of Borovo SeloBattle of LützenBattle of CallaoBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of Borovo SeloBuenos AiresManilaSeoulChicagoTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruMiamiMadrid5000 km13.149N, 1.326E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2 May 1565Battle of Glentaisie
2 May 1574Siege of Takaya CastleTakaya CastleIshiyama Hongan-ji War
2 May 1644Siege of Laholm CastleLaholm MunicipalityTorstenson War
2 May 1645Battle of HerbsthausenBad MergentheimThirty Years' War
2 May 1654Action of 2 May 1654ColomboDutch–Portuguese War
2 May 1707Action of 2 May 1707Beachy HeadWar of the Spanish Succession
2 May 1745Siege of Annapolis RoyalFort AnneKing George's War
2 May 1745Siege of Port ToulousePort ToulouseKing George's War
2 May 1801Siege of Porto FerrajoPortoferraioFrench Revolutionary Wars
2 May 1808Battle of PulkkilaPulkkilaFinnish War
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschenWar of the Sixth Coalition
2 May 1813Battle of HalleWar of the Sixth Coalition
2 May 1817Second Battle of Angostura
2 May 1826Banco de Ortiz
2 May 1831Battle of DashavDashivNovember Uprising
2 May 1866Battle of CallaoCallaoChincha Islands War
2 May 1866Battle of Estero BellacoÑeembucú DepartmentParaguayan War
2 May 1885Battle of Cut KnifeBattle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic SiteNorth-West Rebellion
2 May 1918Battle of OravalaQ18661076Finnish Civil War
2 May 1918Battle of JokelaJokelaFinnish Civil War
2 May 1982Sinking of ARA General BelgranoFalkland IslandsFalklands War
2 May 1991Battle of Borovo SeloBorovoCroatian War of Independence

Only engagements recorded to the day are listed. Dates before 1582 are Julian, as recorded.