Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Bilbao: contested ground

The ground around Bilbao was fought over 5 times between 1835 and 1937: 2 battles and 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of BilbaoSiege of BilbaoBattle of LuchanaSiege of BilbaoBattle of BilbaoBattle of BilbaoPamplonaOviedoSantanderBurgosLogroñoAgenGijónVitoria200 km43.266N, 2.950W
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Bilbao, 1835Siege of Bilbao, 1836Battle of Luchana, 1836Siege of Bilbao, 1874Battle of Bilbao, 193718351937
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 June 1835Siege of BilbaoBilbaoFirst Carlist War
23 October 1836Siege of BilbaoBilbaoFirst Carlist War
23 December 1836Battle of LuchanaBilbaoFirst Carlist War
21 February 1874Siege of BilbaoBilbaoThird Carlist War
13 June 1937Battle of BilbaoBilbaoSpanish Civil 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.