Battles on 2 May

15 battles fought (or begun) on 2 May, from 1644 to 1992, 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 2 May?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Lützen (1813) (1813), Battle of Borovo Selo (1991), 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo (1992).

• Siege of Laholm Castle 2 May 1644 – 15 May 1644Sweden · Torstenson War
• Battle of Herbsthausen 2 May 1645Germany · Thirty Years' War
• Dutch–Portuguese War 2 May 1654Sri Lanka · Dutch–Portuguese War
• Action of 2 May 1707 2 May 1707 – 3 May 1707England · War of the Spanish Succession
• Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745) 2 May 1745 – 23 May 1745Canada · King George's War
• Battle of Pulkkila 2 May 1808Finland · Finnish War
• Battle of Lützen (1813) 2 May 1813Germany · German campaign of 1813
• Second Battle of Angostura 2 May 1817 – 17 July 1817Venezuela
• Battle of Banco de Ortiz 2 May 1826At sea
• Battle of Callao 2 May 1866Peru · Chincha Islands War
• Battle of Estero Bellaco 2 May 1866Paraguay · Paraguayan War
• Battle of Cut Knife 2 May 1885Canada · North-West Rebellion
• Sinking of ARA General Belgrano 2 May 1982At sea · Falklands War
• Battle of Borovo Selo 2 May 1991Croatia · Croatian War of Independence
• 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo 2 May 1992 – 3 May 1992Bosnia and Herzegovina · War in Bosnia and Herzegovina