Battles on 18 May
14 battles fought (or begun) on 18 May, from 1656 to 2017, 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 18 May?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Siege of Vicksburg (1863), Battle of Valenciennes (1656) (1656), Battle of Tourcoing (1794).
- Battle of Valenciennes (1656) 18 May 1656 – 16 July 1656France · Franco-Spanish War
- Battle of Skuodas (1658) 18 May 1658Lithuania · Deluge
- Battle of Andros (1790) 18 May 1790At sea · Seventh Russo-Turkish War
- Battle of Tourcoing 18 May 1794France · War of the First Coalition
- Battle of Mobekk 18 May 1808Norway · Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809
- Battle of Doliana 18 May 1821Greece · Greek War of Independence
- Battle of Chapu 18 May 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Logandème 18 May 1859Senegal
- Battle of Sewell's Point 18 May 1861 – 19 May 1861United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Barranca Seca 18 May 1862Mexico · Second French intervention in Mexico
- Siege of Vicksburg 18 May 1863 – 4 July 1863United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Yellow Bayou 18 May 1864United States · American Civil War
- Anzali Operation 18 May 1920Iran · Russian Civil War
- Brak al-Shati Airbase raid 18 May 2017Libya · Libyan Civil War