Battle of Dunkirk (disambiguation)
The term Battle of Dunkirk, Raid on Dunkirk or Siege of Dunkirk, can refer to a number of military operations fought in or near the town of Dunkirk in northern France.
- Battle of Dunkirk (1383) – Fought on 25 May 1383 between English and Franco-Flemish forces, part of Despenser's Crusade
- Battle of the Dunes (1658), often known as the Battle of Dunkirk – fought between Allied and Spanish forces in 1658.
- Siege of Dunkirk (1793) – conducted by British and Hanoverian forces against a French garrison in 1793 during the French Revolutionary War.
- Raid on Dunkirk (1800) – fought between British and French naval forces during the French Revolutionary War.
- Battle of Dunkirk – fought between French and British allies and German forces in 1940 during the Second World War.
- The Dunkirk evacuation – a major military operation that took place during the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk.
- Siege of Dunkirk (1944) – conducted by Allied forces against a German garrison in 1944-45 during the Second World War.
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