Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Alicante: contested ground

The ground around Alicante was fought over 4 times between 1706 and 1812: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

First Siege of AlicanteSecond Siege of AlicanteBattle of AlicanteSiege of AlicanteSiege of AlicanteValenciaMurciaGranada‎PalmaCartagenaAlbaceteJaénLorca200 km38.349N, 0.483W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

First Siege of Alicante, 1706Second Siege of Alicante, 1706Siege of Alicante, 1708Battle of Alicante, 181217061812
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
January 1706First Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
8 August 1706Second Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession
3 December 1708Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
16 January 1812Battle of AlicanteAlicantePeninsular War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.