Atlas of Battles

on this day, 21 engagements

Battles fought on 16 May

21 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 May between 1364 and 1974: 14 battles and 7 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Albuera (1811).

Battle of StrattonBattle of the DardanellesBattle of ZsarnócaBattle of Loup HillBattle of NeuvilleBattle of AlamanceFirst Battle of Fontenay-le-ComteAction of 16 May 1797First Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle of AlvøenBattle of AsseiceiraBattle of the SmalaNaval Battle of CampecheBattle of MiropolBattle of MansuraBattle of KonaryBattle of CocherelAction of 16 May 1644Battle of AlbueraBattle of Champion HillBattle of CocherelAction of 16 May 1644Battle of AlbueraBattle of Champion HillChicagoMiamiTorontoHoustonBerlinAthensCasablancaCaracasKyivDakar5000 km38.094N, 31.464W
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 May 1364Battle of CocherelHardencourt-CocherelHundred Years' War
16 May 1643Battle of StrattonStrattonFirst English Civil War
16 May 1644Action of 16 May 1644ListerdybThirty Years' War
16 May 1654Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesCretan War of 1645-1669
16 May 1664Battle of Zsarnóca
16 May 1689Battle of Loup HillKingdom of ScotlandJacobite rising of 1689
16 May 1760Battle of NeuvilleNeuvilleSeven Years' War
16 May 1771Battle of AlamanceAlamance County, North CarolinaRegulator Movement
16 May 1793First Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte
16 May 1797Action of 16 May 1797French Revolutionary Wars
16 May 1802First Battle of Tripoli HarborPort of TripoliFirst Barbary War
16 May 1808Battle of AlvøenBergenGunboat War
16 May 1811Battle of AlbueraLa AlbueraPeninsular War
16 May 1834Battle of AsseiceiraTomarLiberal Wars
16 May 1843Battle of the SmalaZmalet El Emir AbdelkaderFrench conquest of Algeria
16 May 1843Naval Battle of CampecheSan Francisco de Campeche
16 May 1863Battle of Champion HillHinds County, MississippiAmerican Civil War
16 May 1863Battle of MiropolMyropil
16 May 1864Battle of MansuraMansura, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
16 May 1915Battle of KonaryKonaryWWI Eastern Front
16 May 1974Battle of the Iron TriangleIron TriangleVietnam War

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