Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 25 May

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 25 May between 1453 and 1940: 14 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action.

Second Siege of PontevicoBattle of Egota-NumabukuroharaSiege of DunkirkSiege of ValenciennesCapture of San Pietro and Sant'AntiocoBattle of CarlowFirst Battle of BergiselBattle of UsagreBattle of ArlabánBattle of Sainte-Anne-d'AurayBatalla de La FloridaBattle of Eccles HillBattle of LomtsiSiege of FezBattle of Cañada StrongestBattle of BitontoBattle of Fontenay-le-ComteFirst Battle of WinchesterBattle of StonneBattle of BitontoBattle of Fontenay-le-ComteFirst Battle of WinchesterBattle of StonneBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km15.329N, 30.748E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
25 May 1453Second Siege of PontevicoPontevicoWars in Lombardy
25 May 1477Battle of Egota-NumabukuroharaEgotaNagao Kageharu Rebellion
25 May 1658Siege of DunkirkDunkirkFranco-Spanish War
25 May 1734Battle of BitontoBitontoBourbon conquest of the Two Sicilies
25 May 1793Battle of Fontenay-le-ComteFontenay-le-ComteWar in the Vendée
25 May 1793Siege of ValenciennesValenciennesWar of the First Coalition
25 May 1793Capture of San Pietro and Sant'AntiocoSant'AntiocoWar of the Pyrenees
25 May 1798Battle of CarlowCarlowIrish Rebellion of 1798
25 May 1809First Battle of BergiselWar of the Fifth Coalition
25 May 1811Battle of UsagreUsagrePeninsular War
25 May 1811Battle of Arlabánmountain pass of ArlabanPeninsular War
25 May 1815Battle of Sainte-Anne-d'AuraySainte-Anne-d'AurayFrench Revolution
25 May 1825Batalla de La FloridaSpanish American wars of independence
25 May 1862First Battle of WinchesterFrederick County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
25 May 1870Battle of Eccles HillBattle of Eccles Hill National Historic SiteFenian raids
25 May 1876Battle of LomtsiLomtsiApril Uprising of 1876
25 May 1912Siege of FezFezFrench conquest of Morocco
25 May 1934Battle of Cañada StrongestGran ChacoChaco War
25 May 1940Battle of StonneStonneWorld War II

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