on this day, 21 engagements
Battles fought on 4 May
21 engagements in the atlas were fought on 4 May between 1041 and 1982: 13 battles, 3 sieges and 5 naval actions. Among them: Battle of the Coral Sea (1942), Battle of Tewkesbury (1471).
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | War |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1041 | Battle of Montemaggiore | Q3861709 | Norman conquest of southern Italy |
| 4 May 1439 | Battle of Grotniki | Grotniki Duże | Hussite Wars |
| 4 May 1471 | Battle of Tewkesbury | Tewkesbury | Wars of the Roses |
| 4 May 1584 | Battle of Okitanawate | Shimabara Peninsula | |
| 4 May 1746 | Siege of Alorna | Pernem taluk | Novas Conquistas |
| 4 May 1823 | Battle of 4 May | Salvador | Brazilian War of Independence |
| 4 May 1849 | Siege of Buda | Buda | Hungarian Revolution of 1848 |
| 4 May 1862 | Battle of Atlixco | Atlixco | Second French intervention in Mexico |
| 4 May 1863 | 2nd Battle of Igołomia | Igołomia | |
| 4 May 1872 | Battle of Orokieta | Orokieta | Third Carlist War |
| 4 May 1877 | Siege of Ardahan | Ardahan | |
| 4 May 1878 | Battle of Mouzaki | ||
| 4 May 1912 | Battle of Rhodes | Rhodes | Italo-Turkish War |
| 4 May 1917 | Action of 4 May 1917 | North Sea | World War I |
| 4 May 1941 | Second Battle of Amba Alagi | Amba Alagi | World War II |
| 4 May 1942 | Battle of the Coral Sea | Coral Sea | South West Pacific theater of World War II |
| 4 May 1943 | Battle of the Campobasso Convoy | Mediterranean Sea | Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II |
| 4 May 1974 | Battle of Tri Phap | ||
| 4 May 1978 | Battle of Cassinga | Cassinga | South African Border War |
| 4 May 1982 | Sinking of HMS Sheffield | Falklands War | |
| 4 May 1982 | Sinking of HMS Sheffield | Falklands War |
Only engagements recorded to the day are listed. Dates before 1582 are Julian, as recorded.