Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Arnhem: contested ground

The ground around Arnhem was fought over 7 times between 1502 and 1945: 4 battles and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of HuissenSiege of VredenburgSiege of IJsseloordBattle of ArnhemBattle of the Nijmegen SalientLiberation of ArnhemBattle of ArnhemBattle of ArnhemAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenBremenDüsseldorf200 km51.960N, 5.910E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Huissen, 1502Siege of Vredenburg, 1576Siege of IJsseloord, 1585Battle of Arnhem, 1813Battle of Arnhem, 1944Battle of the Nijmegen Salient, 1944Liberation of Arnhem, 194515021945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 May 1502Siege of HuissenHuissen
21 December 1576Siege of VredenburgVredenburg/KronenburgEighty Years' War
6 October 1585Siege of IJsseloordIJsseloordEighty Years' War
1813Battle of ArnhemArnhemWar of the Sixth Coalition
17 September 1944Battle of ArnhemArnhemOperation Market Garden
30 September 1944Battle of the Nijmegen Salient
12 April 1945Liberation of ArnhemArnhemliberation of the Netherlands from German occupation

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.