Atlas of Battles

on this day, 26 engagements

Battles fought on 26 May

26 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 May between AD 451 and 1965: 17 battles, 6 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Dunkirk (1940), Battle of Gazala (1942), Battle of Avarayr (AD 451), Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942).

Siege of HuissenBattle of HaarlemmermeerSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of SluisBattle of HonnecourtBattle of MontijoBattle of KorsuńSiege of ThornBattle of St. LouisAction of 26 May 1789Battle of Tara HillSiege of RagusaBattle of OstrołękaSiege of TarkiSiege of TampicoBattle of VareseBattle of North AnnaBattle of DallasBattle of TacnaBattle of the OverpassBattle of Núi ThànhBattle of AvarayrBattle of DunkirkBattle of GazalaBattle of Bir HakeimBattle of AvarayrBattle of DunkirkBattle of GazalaBattle of Bir HakeimManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridAtlanta5000 km34.259N, 9.232E
26 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 May AD 451Battle of AvarayrAvarayr PlainWar of the Vardanants
26 May 1502Siege of HuissenHuissen
26 May 1573Battle of HaarlemmermeerHaarlemmermeerEighty Years' War
26 May 1599Siege of Cahir CastleCahir CastleNine Years' War
26 May 1603Battle of SluisSluisEighty Years' War
26 May 1615Battle of KashiiHine districtSiege of Osaka
26 May 1642Battle of HonnecourtHonnecourt-sur-EscautFranco-Spanish War
26 May 1644Battle of MontijoMontijoPortuguese Restoration War
26 May 1648Battle of KorsuńKorsun-ShevchenkivskyiKhmelnytsky Uprising
26 May 1703Siege of ThornToruńGreat Northern War
26 May 1780Battle of St. LouisCahokia, IllinoisAmerican Revolutionary War
26 May 1789Action of 26 May 1789AlgiersOttoman–Portuguese confrontations
26 May 1798Battle of Tara HillHill of TaraIrish Rebellion of 1798
26 May 1806Siege of RagusaDubrovnik
26 May 1831Battle of OstrołękaOstrołękaNovember Uprising
26 May 1831Siege of TarkiTarkiCaucasian War
26 May 1839Siege of TampicoTampico
26 May 1859Battle of VareseVareseSecond Italian War of Independence
26 May 1864Battle of North AnnaCaroline County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
26 May 1864Battle of DallasPaulding County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
26 May 1880Battle of TacnaTacnaWar of the Pacific
26 May 1937Battle of the OverpassFord River Rouge Complex, Michigan
26 May 1940Battle of DunkirkDunkirkWestern Front
26 May 1942Battle of GazalaGazalaMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
26 May 1942Battle of Bir HakeimBir HakeimMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
26 May 1965Battle of Núi ThànhVietnam War

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