Atlas of Battles

on this day, 25 engagements

Battles fought on 24 May

25 engagements in the atlas were fought on 24 May between AD 843 and 1948: 19 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of the Denmark Strait (1941).

Battle of BlainSiege of ValpovoBattle of ManilaBattle of DadaejinSiege of VercelliSiege of Saint-OmerBattle of Rhunahaorine MossBattle of SahayMeigs RaidBattle of ProsperousCombate de PoconaBattle of the Sink HoleBattle of HuescaBattle of Village CreekBattle of CongellaBattle of Wilson's WharfBattle of TuyutíBattle of FutamataBattle of Monte PianaBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangBattles of LatrunSiege of BusanBattle of PichinchaBattle of NanshanBattle of the Denmark StraitSiege of BusanBattle of PichinchaBattle of NanshanBattle of the Denmark StraitBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km14.236N, 19.183E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
24 May AD 843Battle of BlainBlain
24 May 1543Siege of ValpovoValpovo
24 May 1570Battle of ManilaManilahistory of Southeast Asia
24 May 1592Siege of BusanBusanjinseongJapanese invasions of Korea
24 May 1592Battle of DadaejinQ97232587Japanese invasions of Korea
24 May 1617Siege of VercelliVercelliWar of the Montferrat Succession
24 May 1638Siege of Saint-OmerSaint-OmerThirty Years' War
24 May 1647Battle of Rhunahaorine MossKintyreWars of the Three Kingdoms
24 May 1742Battle of SahayZahájíWar of the Austrian Succession
24 May 1777Meigs RaidSag Harbor, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
24 May 1798Battle of ProsperousProsperousIrish Rebellion of 1798
24 May 1812Combate de PoconaBolivian War of Independence
24 May 1815Battle of the Sink HoleMissouriAmerican Indian Wars
24 May 1822Battle of PichinchaLa LibertadEcuadorian War of Independence
24 May 1837Battle of HuescaHuescaRoyal Expedition
24 May 1841Battle of Village CreekArlington, TexasAmerican Indian Wars
24 May 1842Battle of CongellaDurban
24 May 1864Battle of Wilson's WharfCharles City, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
24 May 1866Battle of TuyutíTuyutíParaguayan War
24 May 1869Battle of FutamataŌnoBoshin War
24 May 1904Battle of NanshanKwantung PeninsulaRusso-Japanese War
24 May 1915Battle of Monte PianaMonte PianaWorld War I
24 May 1939Battle of Suixian–ZaoyangSuizhouSecond Sino-Japanese War
24 May 1941Battle of the Denmark StraitDenmark StraitWorld War II
24 May 1948Battles of LatrunLatrun1948 Arab–Israeli War

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