Battles on 17 May

14 battles fought (or begun) on 17 May, from 1648 to 2013, in date order. Dates are from Wikidata and are shown only for battles from 1600 onwards with a single exact date. Dates recorded in the Julian (Old Style) calendar are listed under their Julian day and marked.

Which battles happened on 17 May?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Chotusitz (1742), Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648), Battle of Montcornet (1940).

• Battle of Zusmarshausen 17 May 1648Germany · Thirty Years' War
• Battle of Chotusitz 17 May 1742Czechia · War of the Austrian Succession
• Battle of Thomas Creek 17 May 1777United States · American Revolutionary War
• Battle of Linz-Urfahr 17 May 1809Austria · War of the Fifth Coalition
• Battle of Irún (1837) 17 May 1837Spain · First Carlist War
• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha 17 May 1837 – 19 May 1837Algeria · French conquest of Algeria
• Battle of the San Gabriels 17 May 1839United States
• Battle of Pine Creek 17 May 1858United States · Yakima War
• Battle of Big Black River Bridge 17 May 1863United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Adairsville 17 May 1864United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Montcornet 17 May 1940France · World War II
• Battle of Karuma Falls 17 May 1979Tanzania
• USS Stark incident 17 May 1987At sea · Iran–Iraq War
• Battle of Anéfis (May 2013) 17 May 2013 – 18 May 2013Mali · Mali War