Battles on 8 May

12 battles fought (or begun) on 8 May, from 1648 to 1898, 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 8 May?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are Battle of Palo Alto (1846), Battle of Gravia Inn (1821), Battle of Piave River (1809) (1809).

• Battle of St Fagans 8 May 1648Wales · Second English Civil War
• Siege of Xàtiva (1707) 8 May 1707 – 6 June 1707Spain · War of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
• Battle of Ponte Novu 8 May 1769 – 9 May 1769France · French conquest of Corsica
• Battle of Piave River (1809) 8 May 1809Italy · War of the Fifth Coalition
• Battle of Ljubić 8 May 1815Serbia · Second Serbian Uprising
• Battle of Gravia Inn 8 May 1821Greece · Greek War of Independence
• Battle of Sphacteria (1825) 8 May 1825Greece · Greek War of Independence
• Battle of Puketutu 8 May 1845New Zealand · Flagstaff War
• Battle of Palo Alto 8 May 1846United States · Mexican-American War
• Battle of McDowell 8 May 1862United States · American Civil War
• First Battle of Ignacewo 8 May 1863Poland · January Uprising
• First Battle of Cárdenas 8 May 1898Cuba · Spanish–American War