Battles on 31 May

16 battles fought (or begun) on 31 May, from 1602 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 31 May?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Jutland (1916), Battle of Cold Harbor (1864), Battle of Seven Pines (1862).

• Siege of Weissenstein 31 May 1602 – 30 September 1602Estonia · Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11
• Battle of Møn 31 May 1677 – 1 June 1677Germany · Scanian War
• Combat of Turbigo 31 May 1800Italy
• Battle of Diamond Rock 31 May 1805 – 2 June 1805France · Napoleonic Wars
• Action of 31 May 1809 31 May 1809At sea · Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of Bornos (1812) 31 May 1812Spain · Peninsular War
• Battle of Argvani 31 May 1839Russia · Caucasian War
• Skirmish of Århus 31 May 1849Denmark · First Schleswig War
• Battle of Palestro 31 May 1859Italy · Second Italian War of Independence
• Battle of Seven Pines 31 May 1862 – 1 June 1862United States · American Civil War
• Battle of Cold Harbor 31 May 1864 – 12 June 1864United States · American Civil War
• Second Battle of Garua 31 May 1915 – 10 June 1915Cameroon · Kamerun campaign
• Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916 – 1 June 1916At sea · World War I
• Battle of Bab El Bekkouche 31 May 1958Algeria · Algerian War
• Skirmish at Top Malo House 31 May 1982Falkland Islands · Falklands War
• Battle of Abala 31 May 2017 – 1 June 2017Niger · Insurgency in the Maghreb