Atlas of Battles

on this day, 24 engagements

Battles fought on 29 May

24 engagements in the atlas were fought on 29 May between AD 363 and 1953: 18 battles, 2 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Legnano (1176).

Battle of YibnehBattle of Monte PorzioSiege of LisbonBattle of TrancosoBattle of GallipoliBattle of VillabuonaSiege of LichfieldBattle of Goodwin SandsBattle of WaxhawsNaval battle off HalifaxFrigate action of 29 May 1794Second Battle of BergiselBattle of RajgródBattle of Aquia CreekFirst Battle of PocotaligoBattle of BiddulphsbergBattle of VlakfonteinBattle of Skra-di-LegenBattle of Luding BridgeBattle of CtesiphonBattle of UclésBattle of LegnanoBattles of Barfleur and La HougueBattle of CtesiphonBattle of UclésBattle of LegnanoBattles of Barfleur and La HougueBuenos AiresChicagoLimaKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiAtlantaHoustonChengdu5000 km12.184N, 10.802E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 May AD 363Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonJulian's Persian expedition
29 May 1108Battle of UclésUclésAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
29 May 1123Battle of YibnehYavneCrusades
29 May 1167Battle of Monte PorzioMonte Porzio CatoneGregorian Reform
29 May 1176Battle of LegnanoLegnanoGregorian Reform
29 May 1384Siege of LisbonLisbonHundred Years' War
29 May 1385Battle of TrancosoTrancosoHundred Years' War
29 May 1416Battle of GallipoliGeliboluOttoman–Venetian Wars
29 May 1630Battle of VillabuonaVillabonaWar of the Mantuan Succession
29 May 1643Siege of LichfieldLichfieldFirst English Civil War
29 May 1652Battle of Goodwin SandsDoverFirst Anglo-Dutch War
29 May 1692Battles of Barfleur and La HougueEnglish ChannelNine Years' War
29 May 1780Battle of WaxhawsLancaster County, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
29 May 1782Naval battle off HalifaxAmerican Revolutionary War
29 May 1794Frigate action of 29 May 1794North Atlantic OceanFrench Revolutionary Wars
29 May 1809Second Battle of BergiselWar of the Fifth Coalition
29 May 1831Battle of RajgródRajgródNovember Uprising
29 May 1861Battle of Aquia CreekStafford County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
29 May 1862First Battle of PocotaligoYemassee, South CarolinaAmerican Civil War
29 May 1900Battle of Biddulphsberg
29 May 1901Battle of VlakfonteinSecond Boer War
29 May 1918Battle of Skra-di-LegenSkraWorld War I
29 May 1935Battle of Luding BridgeDadu RiverChinese Civil War
29 May 1953Battle of the Nevada Complex

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