May 31 1223 Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.
May 31 1805 French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
May 31 1862 American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
May 31 1864 American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
May 31 1902 Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
May 31 1916 World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
May 31 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
May 31 1942 World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
Today in Military History September 12
1897 21 Sikh soldiers of the Army of British India where killed at Saragarhi hill fort https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2020...
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July 19 711 Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roder...
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