Atlas of Battles

country, 189 engagements

Battles in Belgium

189 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Belgium: 126 battles, 60 sieges and 3 naval actions between 56 BC and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Western Front (35), Eighty Years' War (18), Nine Years' War (12), War of the First Coalition (11).

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Siege of the AtuatuciSiege of NamurAmbiorix's RevoltBattle of AmblèveBattle of LeuvenBattle of FlorennesSiege of LilleSiege of LilleBattle of AxpoeleBattle of DammeBattle of SteppesBattle of FurnesSiege of TournaiBattle of CadzandSiege of TournaiBattle of ScheutSiege of BrusselsBattle of NeveleBattle of BeverhoutsveldBattle of RoosebekeSiege of YpresBattle of L'ÉcluseBattle of OthéeSiege of OudenaardeBattle of GavereBattle of MontenakenBattle of BrustemSiege of TournaiSiege of CorroyBattle of OosterweelBattle of JodoigneSiege of MonsSpanish Fury at MechelenSiege of BincheBattle of GemblouxSiege of NivellesBattle of BorgerhoutSiege of TournaiSiege of LierFrench FurySiege of GhentSiege of BrusselsFall of AntwerpSiege of HuyBattle of NieuwpoortSiege of SluisSiege of OstendBattle of FleurusBattle of Les AvinsSiege of LeuvenBattle of KalloSiege of BerguesSiege of LandreciesSiege of YpresSiege of CharleroiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiBattle of SeneffeSiege of YpresBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of WalcourtBattle of FleurusSiege of MonsBattle of LeuzeSiege of NamurBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of LandenSiege of CharleroiSiege of HuySiege of NamurCapitulation of DiksmuideSiege of AthSiege of VenloBattle of EkerenSiege of NamurBattle of ElixheimSiege of ZoutleeuwBattle of RamilliesBattle of OudenardeBattle of WijnendaleSiege of BrusselsSiege of GhentSiege of TournaiBattle of FontenoyFall of GhentBattle of MelleSiege of OstendSiege of AthSiege of BrusselsSiege of MonsSiege of NamurBattle of RocouxBattle of LauffeldBattle of TurnhoutBattle of FalmagneBattle of MarquainBattle of JemappesBattle of AnderlechtSiege of NamurBattle of NeerwindenBattle of FurnesBattle of ArlonBattle of MeninBattle of FurnesSiege of NieuwpoortBattle of ArlonBattle of MouscronBattle at CourtraiBattle of GrandrengBattle of ErquelinnesBattle of TournayBattle of GosseliesSiege of YpresBattle of LambusartBattle of FleurusBattle of Sprimontcombat de MalinesFirst Battle of LeuvenBattle of HerentalsBattle of BornemBattle of MeerhoutSiege of DiestBattle of MolBattle of PollareBattle of HasseltSiege of AntwerpBattle of CourtraiBattle of LignyBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of WavreSiege of VenloBattle of HasseltSiege of AntwerpSiege of AntwerpBattle of DinantBattle of HaelenSiege of NamurBattle of CharleroiBattle of RossignolBattle of MonsBattle of BuggenhoutBattle of MessinesBattle of the YserFirst Battle of YpresMyth of LangemarckSecond Battle of YpresBattle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of Hill 60Actions of the Bluff, 1916Battle of Mont SorrelBattle of LangemarckBattle of MessinesBattle of Pilckem RidgeCapture of WesthoekAction of 22 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeCapture of Wurst FarmBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeBattle of PoelcappelleFirst Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleNight action of 1/2 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurBattle of the LysBattle of MarkemZeebrugge RaidFifth Battle of YpresBattle of CourtraiBattle of the Lys and the EscautBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of HannutBattle of GemblouxBattle of the LysBattle of Lanzerath RidgeBattle of MerksemBattle of GeelLosheim GapSiege of BastogneBattle of St. VithElsenborn RidgeBattle of BureBattle of LonderzeelBattle of the Golden SpursBattle of WaterlooBattle of LiègeThird Battle of YpresBattle of the Golden SpursBattle of WaterlooBattle of LiègeThird Battle of YpresLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnMetzCharleroi100 km50.534N, 4.417E
189 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 22 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
September 56 BCSiege of the AtuatuciAtuatuca EburonumGallic War
53 BCSiege of NamurNamurGallic War
October 53 BCAmbiorix's RevoltTongerenGallic War
AD 716Battle of AmblèveAmel
AD 891Battle of LeuvenLeuven
12 September 1015Battle of FlorennesFlorennes
1054Siege of LilleLille
April 1128Siege of LilleLille
21 June 1128Battle of Axpoele
31 May 1213Battle of DammeDammeAnglo-French War of 1213–14
13 October 1213Battle of SteppesGingelomLiège-Brabant Wars
20 August 1297Battle of FurnesVeurneFranco-Flemish War
11 July 1302Battle of the Golden SpursKortrijkFranco-Flemish War
May 1303Siege of TournaiTournaiFranco-Flemish War
October 1337Battle of CadzandCadzandHundred Years' War
23 July 1340Siege of TournaiTournaiHundred Years' War
17 August 1356Battle of ScheutScheut
17 August 1356Siege of BrusselsBrussels
21 May 1381Battle of NeveleNeveleHundred Years' War
3 May 1382Battle of BeverhoutsveldBruges
5 December 1382Battle of RoosebekeWestrozebekeHundred Years' War
8 August 1383Siege of YpresYpresDespenser's Crusade
12 May 1385Battle of L'Écluse
23 September 1408Battle of OthéeOthée
14 April 1452Siege of OudenaardeOudenaardeRevolt of Ghent
23 July 1453Battle of GavereGavereRevolt of Ghent
20 October 1465Battle of MontenakenMontenakenLiège Wars
28 October 1467Battle of BrustemBrustemLiège Wars
October 1521Siege of TournaiTournaiItalian War of 1521–1526
July 1542Siege of CorroyCorroy-le-Château
13 March 1567Battle of OosterweelAntwerpEighty Years' War
20 October 1568Battle of JodoigneJodoigneEighty Years' War
19 September 1572Siege of MonsMonsEighty Years' War
2 October 1572Spanish Fury at MechelenMechelenEighty Years' War
1578Siege of BincheBincheEighty Years' War
31 January 1578Battle of GemblouxGemblouxEighty Years' War
8 March 1578Siege of NivellesNivellesEighty Years' War
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhoutEighty Years' War
4 October 1581Siege of TournaiTournaiEighty Years' War
2 August 1582Siege of LierLierEighty Years' War
17 January 1583French FuryAntwerpEighty Years' War
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhentEighty Years' War
the 1584sSiege of BrusselsBrussels metropolitan areaEighty Years' War
July 1584Fall of AntwerpAntwerpEighty Years' War
7 March 1595Siege of HuyHuyEighty Years' War
2 July 1600Battle of NieuwpoortNieuwpoortEighty Years' War
1604Siege of SluisSluisEighty Years' War
20 September 1604Siege of OstendOstendEighty Years' War, 1599–1609
29 August 1622Battle of FleurusFleurusThirty Years' War
20 May 1635Battle of Les AvinsLes AvinsThirty Years' War
24 June 1635Siege of LeuvenLeuvenThirty Years' War
20 June 1638Battle of KalloKalloEighty Years' War
1646Siege of BerguesBergues
1655Siege of LandreciesLandrecies
24 July 1658Siege of YpresYpres
31 May 1667Siege of CharleroiQ81046War of Devolution
21 June 1667Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of Devolution
1668Siege of TournaiTournai
11 August 1674Battle of SeneffeSeneffeFranco-Dutch War
18 March 1678Siege of YpresYpresFranco-Dutch War
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-DenisFranco-Dutch War
25 August 1689Battle of WalcourtWalcourtNine Years' War
1 July 1690Battle of FleurusFleurusNine Years' War
15 March 1691Siege of MonsMonsNine Years' War
18 September 1691Battle of LeuzeLeuze-en-HainautNine Years' War
1692Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerqueNine Years' War
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwindenNine Years' War
10 September 1693Siege of CharleroiQ81046Nine Years' War
22 September 1694Siege of HuyHuyNine Years' War
1695Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
25 July 1695Capitulation of DiksmuideDiksmuideNine Years' War
22 May 1697Siege of AthAthNine Years' War
29 August 1702Siege of VenloVenloWar of the Spanish Succession
30 June 1703Battle of EkerenEkerenWar of the Spanish Succession
1704Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Spanish Succession
18 July 1705Battle of ElixheimEliksemWar of the Spanish Succession
31 August 1705Siege of ZoutleeuwZoutleeuwWar of the Spanish Succession
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamilliesWar of the Spanish Succession
11 July 1708Battle of OudenardeOudenaardeWar of the Spanish Succession
28 September 1708Battle of WijnendaleWijnendaleWar of the Spanish Succession
November 1708Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Spanish Succession
18 December 1708Siege of GhentGhent
25 April 1745Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of the Austrian Succession
11 May 1745Battle of FontenoyTournaiWar of the Austrian Succession
July 1745Fall of GhentGhentWar of the Austrian Succession
9 July 1745Battle of MelleMelleWar of the Austrian Succession
August 1745Siege of OstendOstend
26 September 1745Siege of AthAthWar of the Austrian Succession
1746Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Austrian Succession
7 June 1746Siege of MonsMons
6 September 1746Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Austrian Succession
11 October 1746Battle of RocouxRocourtWar of the Austrian Succession
2 July 1747Battle of LauffeldRiemstWar of the Austrian Succession
27 October 1789Battle of TurnhoutTurnhoutBrabant Revolution
22 September 1790Battle of Falmagne
29 April 1792Battle of MarquainMarquainWar of the First Coalition
6 November 1792Battle of JemappesMonsWar of the First Coalition
13 November 1792Battle of AnderlechtAnderlecht
19 November 1792Siege of NamurNamurFrench Revolutionary Wars
18 March 1793Battle of NeerwindenNeerwindenFrench Revolutionary Wars
31 May 1793Battle of Furnes
9 June 1793Battle of ArlonArlonWar of the First Coalition
13 September 1793Battle of MeninMenenFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 October 1793Battle of Furnes
24 October 1793Siege of NieuwpoortNieuwpoort
1794Battle of ArlonArlon
26 April 1794Battle of MouscronMouscronWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1794Battle at CourtraiKortrijkWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1794Battle of GrandrengGrand-RengWar of the First Coalition
20 May 1794Battle of ErquelinnesErquelinnesWar of the First Coalition
22 May 1794Battle of TournayTournaiFrench Revolutionary Wars
30 May 1794Battle of GosseliesGosseliesWar of the First Coalition
1 June 1794Siege of YpresYpresWar of the First Coalition
12 June 1794Battle of LambusartFleurusWar of the First Coalition
26 June 1794Battle of FleurusFleurusWar of the First Coalition
18 September 1794Battle of SprimontSprimontFrench Revolutionary Wars
22 October 1798combat de MalinesMechelenPeasants' War
25 October 1798First Battle of LeuvenLeuven
29 October 1798Battle of HerentalsHerentalsPeasants' War
4 November 1798Battle of BornemSint-AmandsPeasants' War
12 November 1798Battle of MeerhoutGeelPeasants' War
13 November 1798Siege of DiestDiest
22 November 1798Battle of MolGeelPeasants' War
2 December 1798Battle of PollareNinovePeasants' War
5 December 1798Battle of HasseltHasseltPeasants' War
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerpNapoleonic Wars
31 March 1814Battle of CourtraiKortrijkWar of the Sixth Coalition
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLignyNapoleonic Wars
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre BrasNapoleonic Wars
18 June 1815Battle of WaterlooWaterloo BattlefieldNapoleonic Wars
18 June 1815Battle of WavreWavreNapoleonic Wars
11 November 1830Siege of VenloVenloBelgian Revolution
8 August 1831Battle of HasseltHasseltQ120801227
15 November 1832Siege of AntwerpAntwerp
16 July 1865Battle of la LomaSecond French intervention in Mexico
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerpWestern Front
August 1914Battle of DinantDinant
4 August 1914Battle of LiègeLiègeWestern Front
12 August 1914Battle of HaelenHalenWestern Front
20 August 1914Siege of NamurNamurWestern Front
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiQ81046Western Front
22 August 1914Battle of RossignolRossignolWestern Front
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMonsWestern Front
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraineWestern Front
25 September 1914Battle of BuggenhoutBuggenhoutWestern Front
12 October 1914Battle of MessinesBikschoteWestern Front
16 October 1914Battle of the YserYserWestern Front
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpresWestern Front
10 November 1914Myth of LangemarckLangemarkWorld War I
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpresWestern Front
22 April 1915Battle of Kitcheners' WoodSaint JulienWestern Front
7 May 1915Battle of Hill 60Hill 60Western Front
1916Actions of the Bluff, 1916World War I
13 June 1916Battle of Mont SorrelYpres SalientWestern Front
1917Battle of LangemarckYpres SalientWestern Front
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest FlandersWestern Front
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres SalientWestern Front
31 July 1917Battle of Pilckem RidgeYpres SalientWestern Front
10 August 1917Capture of WesthoekWest FlandersWestern Front
22 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917West FlandersWestern Front
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgiumWestern Front
20 September 1917Capture of Wurst FarmYpresWestern Front
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, ZonnebekeWestern Front
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebekeWestern Front
9 October 1917Battle of PoelcappelleFlandersWestern Front
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendaleWestern Front
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendaleWestern Front
2 December 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917Western Front
3 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurWestern Front
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpresWestern Front
17 April 1918Battle of MarkemMerkemWorld War I
23 April 1918Zeebrugge RaidZeebruggeWorld War I
28 September 1918Fifth Battle of YpresBelgiumWestern Front
14 October 1918Battle of CourtraiYpresWestern Front
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast FlandersWestern Front
10 May 1940Battle of Fort Eben-EmaelFort Eben-EmaelGerman invasion of Belgium
12 May 1940Battle of HannutHannutWorld War II
14 May 1940Battle of GemblouxGemblouxWorld War II
23 May 1940Battle of the LysKortrijkGerman invasion of Belgium
1944Battle of Lanzerath RidgeBelgiumWestern Front
4 September 1944Battle of MerksemMerksemWorld War II
8 September 1944Battle of GeelGeelBelgium in World War II
17 December 1944Losheim GapBüllingenWestern Front
20 December 1944Siege of BastogneBastogneWestern Front
21 December 1944Battle of St. VithSankt VithWestern Front
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenbornWorld War II
3 January 1945Battle of BureRochefortWestern Front
date unknownBattle of LonderzeelPeasants' War

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