Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 27 May

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 May between 1234 and 1979: 25 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Second Battle of the Marne (1918), Third Battle of the Aisne (1918).

Battle of AlteneschConquest of KalmarBattle of Shanhai PassSiege of ÉtampesBattle of FintaBattle of TorroellaLanding at BarcelonaCapture of Giurgiu (1771)Battle of LipniszkiBattle of Oulart HillBattle of HoyerswerdaBattle of CosseBattle of Escape CreekBattle of ShakopeeBattle of San FermoSiege of PalermoBattle of Hanover Court HouseBattle of Pickett's MillBattle of FestubertBattle of 42nd StreetBattle of ChangshaBattle of BiakAttack on HrubieszówBattle of BondoBattle of WinterthurSecond Battle of the MarneThird Battle of the AisneLast battle of the battleship BismarckBattle of WinterthurSecond Battle of the MarneThird Battle of the AisneLast battle of the battleship BismarckManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km26.503N, 17.508E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 May 1234Battle of AlteneschLemwerderCrusade against the Stedinger
27 May 1523Conquest of KalmarKalmarSwedish War of Liberation
27 May 1644Battle of Shanhai PassShanhaiguan Districttransition from Ming to Qing
27 May 1652Siege of ÉtampesÉtampesFranco-Spanish War
27 May 1653Battle of FintaFintaMoldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
27 May 1694Battle of TorroellaTorroella de MontgríNine Years' War
27 May 1704Landing at BarcelonaBarcelonaWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
27 May 1771Capture of Giurgiu (1771)GiurgiuSixth Russo-Turkish War
27 May 1794Battle of LipniszkiLipniški
27 May 1798Battle of Oulart HillOulartIrish Rebellion of 1798
27 May 1799Battle of WinterthurWinterthurWar of the Second Coalition
27 May 1813Battle of HoyerswerdaHoyerswerda
27 May 1815Battle of CosseCossé-le-VivienFrench Revolution
27 May 1857Battle of Escape CreekSecond Opium War
27 May 1858Battle of ShakopeeShakopee, MinnesotaDakota-Ojibwe War
27 May 1859Battle of San FermoSan Fermo della BattagliaSecond Italian War of Independence
27 May 1860Siege of PalermoPalermoExpedition of the Thousand
27 May 1862Battle of Hanover Court HouseHanover County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
27 May 1864Battle of Pickett's MillPaulding County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
27 May 1915Battle of FestubertFestubertWorld War I
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basinWorld War I
27 May 1918Third Battle of the AisneAisneWorld War I
27 May 1941Last battle of the battleship BismarckAtlantic OceanWorld War II
27 May 1941Battle of 42nd StreetWorld War II
27 May 1944Battle of ChangshaHunanSecond Sino-Japanese War
27 May 1944Battle of BiakBiak IslandPacific War
27 May 1946Attack on HrubieszówHrubieszówWorld War II
27 May 1979Battle of BondoBondo

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