Atlas of Battles

on this day, 27 engagements

Battles fought on 10 May

27 engagements in the atlas were fought on 10 May between 1307 and 1969: 24 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Lodi (1796), Battle of Fort Eben-Emael (1940), Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521), Battle of Hamburger Hill (1969).

Battle of Loudoun HillBattle of Dysert O'DeaBattle of CasaloldoBattle of AkatsukaBattle of MacroomCapture of Fort TiconderogaBattle at CourtraiBattle of GrandrengBattle of GrijóBattle of NuremSiege of LivourneBattle of Plum Point BendBattle of Chester StationBattle of Cove MountainAmbush of the steamboat J. R. WilliamsBattle of Utsunomiya CastleBattle of Zand RiverTenth Battle of the IsonzoBattle for The HagueBattle of RotterdamBattle of MaastrichtBattle of Kham DucFall of TenochtitlanBattle of LodiBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of Hamburger HillFall of TenochtitlanBattle of LodiBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of Hamburger HillŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiMiamiMadrid5000 km34.175N, 18.910E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 May 1307Battle of Loudoun HillLoudoun HillFirst War of Scottish Independence
10 May 1318Battle of Dysert O'DeaO'Dea CastleFirst War of Scottish Independence
10 May 1509Battle of CasaloldoCasaloldoWar of the League of Cambrai
10 May 1521Fall of TenochtitlanTenochtitlan
10 May 1552Battle of AkatsukaNarumi Castle
10 May 1650Battle of MacroomMacroomCromwellian conquest of Ireland
10 May 1775Capture of Fort TiconderogaTiconderoga, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
10 May 1794Battle at CourtraiKortrijkWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1794Battle of GrandrengGrand-RengWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodiNapoleonic Wars
10 May 1809Battle of GrijóFreguesia de GrijóPeninsular War
10 May 1831Battle of NuremNurNovember Uprising
10 May 1849Siege of LivourneLivorno
10 May 1862Battle of Plum Point BendTennesseeAmerican Civil War
10 May 1864Battle of Chester StationChester, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
10 May 1864Battle of Cove MountainWythe County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
10 May 1864Ambush of the steamboat J. R. WilliamsArkansas River, OklahomaAmerican Civil War
10 May 1868Battle of Utsunomiya CastleUtsunomiya CastleBoshin War
10 May 1873Battle of Dry LakeLava Beds National Monument, CaliforniaModoc War
10 May 1900Battle of Zand River
10 May 1917Tenth Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
10 May 1940Battle of Fort Eben-EmaelFort Eben-EmaelGerman invasion of Belgium
10 May 1940Battle for The HagueThe HagueWorld War II
10 May 1940Battle of RotterdamRotterdamliberation of the Netherlands from German occupation
10 May 1940Battle of MaastrichtMaastrichtWestern Front
10 May 1968Battle of Kham DucVietnam War
10 May 1969Battle of Hamburger HillDong Ap BiaVietnam War

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