Atlas of Battles

on this day, 30 engagements

Battles fought on 20 May

30 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 May between AD 685 and 1942: 20 battles, 6 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Crete (1941), Demyansk Pocket (1942), Battle of Bautzen (1813), Sack of Magdeburg (1631).

Battle of Dun NechtainBattle of LincolnSiege of KarlštejnBattle of AlfarrobeiraBattle of PamplonaSiege of GenoaBattle of FloresSiege of KandaharBattle of Les AvinsBattle of NevisBattle of MinorcaBattle of Barren HillSiege of MangaloreBattle of ErquelinnesBattle of TamataveBattle of AizenaySiege of VarnakovaBattle of NigoitiBattle of Taku FortsBattle of Pogue's RunBattle of Ware Bottom ChurchBattle of Mount OkolchitsaBattle of HeraklionBattle of RethymnoSack of MagdeburgBattle of BautzenBattle of CreteDemyansk PocketSack of MagdeburgBattle of BautzenBattle of CreteDemyansk PocketManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km34.750N, 15.786E
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 May AD 685Battle of Dun NechtainDunnichen
20 May 1217Battle of LincolnLincoln CastleFirst Barons' War
20 May 1422Siege of KarlštejnKarlštejn CastleHussite Wars
20 May 1449Battle of AlfarrobeiraAlverca do Ribatejo
20 May 1521Battle of PamplonaPamplonaSpanish conquest of Iberian Navarre
20 May 1522Siege of GenoaGenoaItalian War of 1521–1526
20 May 1562Battle of KyōkōjiQ11499470
20 May 1592Battle of FloresFlores IslandAnglo-Spanish War
20 May 1622Siege of KandaharKandaharMughal–Safavid War
20 May 1631Sack of MagdeburgMagdeburgSwedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War
20 May 1635Battle of Les AvinsLes AvinsThirty Years' War
20 May 1667Battle of NevisNevisSecond Anglo-Dutch War
20 May 1756Battle of MinorcaMenorcaSeven Years' War
20 May 1778Battle of Barren HillPennsylvaniaAmerican Revolutionary War
20 May 1783Siege of MangaloreMangaluru
20 May 1794Battle of ErquelinnesErquelinnesWar of the First Coalition
20 May 1811Battle of TamataveToamasinaWar of the Fifth Coalition
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzenWar of the Sixth Coalition
20 May 1815Battle of AizenayAizenay1815 War in Vendée and Chouannerie
20 May 1826Siege of VarnakovaMonastery of Panagia VarnakovasGreek War of Independence
20 May 1854Battle of NigoitiNigoitiCrimean War
20 May 1858Battle of Taku FortsTaku FortsSecond Opium War
20 May 1862Capture of TucsonTucson, ArizonaAmerican Civil War
20 May 1863Battle of Pogue's RunIndianapolis, KentuckyAmerican Civil War
20 May 1864Battle of Ware Bottom ChurchChesterfield County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
20 May 1876Battle of Mount OkolchitsaOkolchitsa (peak)
20 May 1941Battle of CreteCreteWorld War II in the Balkans
20 May 1941Battle of HeraklionChaniaWorld War II
20 May 1941Battle of RethymnoRethymnoWorld War II in the Balkans
20 May 1942Demyansk PocketDemyanskEastern Front

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