Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Częstochowa: contested ground

The ground around Częstochowa was fought over 3 times between 1655 and 1939: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CzęstochowaLiberation of CzęstochowaSiege of Jasna GóraSiege of Jasna GóraKrakówŁódźKatowiceWrocławGliwiceOstravaLublinRzeszów200 km50.816N, 19.125E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 November 1655Siege of Jasna GóraJasna Góra MonasteryDeluge
1 September 1939Battle of CzęstochowaCzęstochowa1939 Invasion of Poland
date unknownLiberation of CzęstochowaCzęstochowaEastern Front

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.