Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Béjaïa: contested ground

The ground around Béjaïa was fought over 4 times between 1510 and 1835: 2 battles and 2 sieges. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of BéjaïaSiege of BéjaïaBattle of BougieCapture of BéjaïaCapture of BéjaïaAlgiersConstantineAnnabaBatnaSétifBlidaSkikdaMédéa200 km36.750N, 5.067E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Béjaïa, 1510Siege of Béjaïa, 1512Siege of Béjaïa, 1514Battle of Bougie, 183515101835
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 January 1510Capture of BéjaïaBéjaïa
July 1512Siege of BéjaïaBéjaïa
1514Siege of BéjaïaBéjaïa
November 1835Battle of BougieBéjaïaFrench conquest of Algeria

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.