Atlas of Battles

on this day, 23 engagements

Battles fought on 23 May

23 engagements in the atlas were fought on 23 May between AD 844 and 1982: 17 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battles of the Isonzo (1915), Battle of Dandanaqan (1040), Battle of Ramillies (1706), Battle of Heiligerlee (1568).

Battle of ClavijoBattle of InverurieSiege of HostalricBattle of DrakenburgSiege of CasaleAction at La HogueBattle of KrottenseeBattle of LanckoronaBattle of FamarsSiege of BellegardeBattle of KaiserslauternBattle of AlcañizSiege of CaxiasBattle of Front RoyalBattle of LewisburgBombardment of AnconaBattle of the LysBattle of DandanaqanBattle of HeiligerleeBattle of RamilliesBattles of the IsonzoBattle of DandanaqanBattle of HeiligerleeBattle of RamilliesBattles of the IsonzoChicagoLimaKinshasaMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaKabulAthensCasablanca5000 km24.149N, 8.423W
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 May AD 844Battle of ClavijoClavijoReconquista
23 May 1040Battle of DandanaqanMervSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
23 May 1308Battle of InverurieOldmeldrumWars of Scottish Independence
23 May 1462Siege of HostalricHostalricCatalan Civil War
23 May 1547Battle of DrakenburgDrakenburgSchmalkaldic War
23 May 1568Battle of HeiligerleeHeiligerleeEighty Years' War
23 May 1630Siege of CasaleCasale MonferratoWar of the Mantuan Succession
23 May 1692Action at La HogueSaint-Vaast-la-HougueNine Years' War
23 May 1703Battle of KrottenseeKrottenseeWar of the Spanish Succession
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamilliesWar of the Spanish Succession
23 May 1771Battle of LanckoronaGmina Lanckoronalist of armed conflicts involving Poland against Russia
23 May 1793Battle of FamarsFamarsWar of the First Coalition
23 May 1793Siege of BellegardeLe PerthusWar of the Pyrenees
23 May 1794Battle of KaiserslauternKaiserslauternWar of the First Coalition
23 May 1809Battle of AlcañizAlcañizPeninsular War
23 May 1823Siege of CaxiasCaxiasBrazilian War of Independence
23 May 1862Battle of Front RoyalWarren County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
23 May 1862Battle of LewisburgLewisburg, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
23 May 1915Battles of the IsonzoSočaWorld War I
23 May 1915Bombardment of AnconaAdriatic SeaWorld War I
23 May 1940Battle of the LysKortrijkWorld War II
23 May 1948Siege of ChangchunChangchunChinese Civil War
23 May 1982Battle of Seal CoveFalkland IslandsFalklands War

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