Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Capua: contested ground

The ground around Capua was fought over 9 times between 216 BC and 1860: 4 battles and 5 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CasilinumBattle of CapuaSiege of CapuaBattle of Mount TifataSiege of CapuaBattle of CapuaSiege of CapuaSiege of CapuaBattle of CapuaBattle of CapuaNaplesSalernoBariTarantoFoggiaCivitavecchiaBarlettaVatican City200 km41.096N, 14.214E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Casilinum, 216 BCBattle of Capua, 212 BCSiege of Capua, 212 BCBattle of Capua, 211 BCBattle of Mount Tifata, 83 BCSiege of Capua, 1098Battle of Capua, 1348Siege of Capua, 1734Siege of Capua, 1860216 BC1860
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
216 BCSiege of CasilinumCasilinum
212 BCBattle of CapuaCapuaSecond Punic War
212 BCSiege of Capuaancient CapuaSecond Punic War
211 BCBattle of CapuaCapuaSecond Punic War
November 83 BCBattle of Mount TifataSulla's First Civil War
April 1098Siege of CapuaCapua
11 January 1348Battle of CapuaCapuaNeapolitan campaigns of Louis the Great
April 1734Siege of CapuaCapuaBourbon conquest of the Two Sicilies
1 November 1860Siege of CapuaCapuaQ1458291

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.