May 13 1568 Battle of Langside: The forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
May 13 1779 War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
May 13 1804 Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
May 13 1846 Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
May 13 1862 The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.
May 13 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
May 13 1865 American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
May 13 1912 The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom
May 13 1940 World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
May 13 1940 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
May 13 1941 World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.
May 13 1943 World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
May 13 1958 May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
May 13 1980 A F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
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