Battles on 5 May
19 battles fought (or begun) on 5 May, from 1612 to 1995, 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 5 May?
The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Madagascar (1942), Battle of Puebla (1862), Battle of Castle Itter (1945).
- Siege of Älvsborg (1612) 5 May 1612 – 24 May 1612Sweden
- Battle of Thouars 5 May 1793France · War in the Vendée
- Action of 7 May 1794 5 May 1794At sea · French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Gonaïves 5 May 1794Haiti · War of the Pyrenees
- Battle of Messkirch 5 May 1800Germany · War of the Second Coalition
- Siege of Tarragona (1811) 5 May 1811 – 29 June 1811Spain · Peninsular War
- Battle of Alamana 5 May 1821Greece · Greek War of Independence
- Battle of Kastraki 5 May 1826Greece · Greek War of Independence
- Battle of Puebla 5 May 1862Mexico · Second French intervention in Mexico
- Battle of Williamsburg 5 May 1862United States · American Civil War
- First Battle of Dragoon Springs 5 May 1862United States · Apache Wars
- Battle of Krzykawka 5 May 1863Poland · January Uprising
- Battle of San Pablo del Monte 5 May 1863Mexico · Second French intervention in Mexico
- Battle of Albemarle Sound 5 May 1864At sea · American Civil War
- Battle of the Wilderness 5 May 1864 – 7 May 1864United States · American Civil War
- Battle of Madagascar 5 May 1942 – 6 November 1942Madagascar · World War II
- Battle for Czech Radio 5 May 1945 – 9 May 1945Czechia · Prague Uprising
- Battle of Castle Itter 5 May 1945Austria · World War II
- Battle of Orašje 5 May 1995 – 10 June 1995Bosnia and Herzegovina · War in Bosnia and Herzegovina