Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Brussels: contested ground

The ground around Brussels was fought over 6 times between 1356 and 1792: 2 battles and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ScheutSiege of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsBattle of AnderlechtSiege of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnWiesbadenCharleroi200 km50.845N, 4.337E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Scheut, 1356Siege of Brussels, 1356Siege of Brussels, 1584Siege of Brussels, 1708Siege of Brussels, 1746Battle of Anderlecht, 179213561792
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 August 1356Battle of ScheutScheut
17 August 1356Siege of BrusselsBrussels
the 1584sSiege of BrusselsBrussels metropolitan areaEighty Years' War
November 1708Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Spanish Succession
1746Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Austrian Succession
13 November 1792Battle of AnderlechtAnderlecht

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.