7th May to 13th May

7th May
1429   Joan of Arc wounded attacking the English at Orleans
1864   Union forces disengage from the Battle of the Wilderness
1915   RMS Lusitania sunk by German U-Boat, U-20, killing 1,198 on board

8th May
1429   After an hour stand off, the English leave Orleans, thus ending the siege
1846   Battle of Palo Alto, first major engagement of the Mexican-American War
1864   Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse starts

9th May
1468bc Battle of Megiddo, the first recorded battle
1941    U-Boat U110 captured by British who recover Enigma machine and codes
1955   West Germany joins NATO

10th May
1775   Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga from the British
1863   Stonewall Jackson dies of his wounds
1940   Germany invades Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg
1940   Britain invades Iceland
1941   Rudolf Hess parachutes into Britain to try and negotiate peace

11th May
1944   Final attack on the Gustav Line, Italy, starts with large artillery bombardment
1969   US operations around 'Hamburger Hill' commence, Vietnam

12th May
1264   Battle of Lewes in the Barons War
1780   Charleston, South Carolina, captured by British forces
1949   Blockade of Berlin lifted by Soviet Union

13th May
1865   Battle of Palmito Ranch, Confederates win last battle of American Civil War
1940   Rommel's 7th Panzer division crosses Meuse at Dinant
1943   Afrika Korps and Italian forces surrender in North Africa