Battles on 29 May
13 battles fought (or begun) on 29 May, from 1630 to 1953, 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 29 May?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Dover (1652) (1652), Battle of Waxhaws (1780), Battle of Skra-di-Legen (1918).
- Battle of Villabuona 29 May 1630Italy · Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Lichfield 29 May 1643 – 31 May 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Dover (1652) 29 May 1652 (Julian calendar)At sea · First Anglo-Dutch War
- Battle of Waxhaws 29 May 1780United States · American Revolutionary War
- Battle off Halifax (1782) 29 May 1782At sea · American Revolutionary War
- Frigate action of 29 May 1794 29 May 1794At sea · French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Rajgród 29 May 1831Poland · November Uprising
- Battle of Aquia Creek 29 May 1861 – 1 June 1861United States · American Civil War
- First Battle of Pocotaligo 29 May 1862United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Biddulphsberg 29 May 1900South Africa
- Battle of Skra-di-Legen 29 May 1918 – 31 May 1918Greece · World War I
- Battle of Luding Bridge 29 May 1935China · Long March
- Battle of the Nevada Complex 29 May 1953South Korea