Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Chojnice: contested ground

The ground around Chojnice was fought over 4 times between 1454 and 1939: 4 battles, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ChojniceBattle of ChojniceBattle of ChojniceCharge at KrojantyCharge at KrojantyBerlinGdańskKaliningradSzczecinBydgoszczGdyniaGrudziądzStralsund200 km53.706N, 17.583E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Chojnice, 1454Battle of Chojnice, 1656Charge at Krojanty, 1939Battle of Chojnice, 193914541939
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
18 September 1454Battle of ChojniceChojniceThirteen Years' War
25 December 1656Battle of ChojniceChojniceSecond Northern War
1 September 1939Charge at KrojantyKrojanty1939 Invasion of Poland
1 September 1939Battle of ChojniceChojnice1939 Invasion of Poland

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.