Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Cambrai: contested ground

The ground around Cambrai was fought over 3 times between 1339 and 1918: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CambraiSiege of CambraiSecond Battle of CambraiSecond Battle of CambraiBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.176N, 3.235E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Cambrai, 1339Siege of Cambrai, 1677Second Battle of Cambrai, 191813391918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
August 1339Siege of CambraiCambrai
20 March 1677Siege of CambraiCambraiFranco-Dutch War
1918Second Battle of CambraiCambraiWorld War I

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.