Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Delhi: contested ground

The ground around Delhi was fought over 3 times between 1299 and 1857: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of KiliSiege of DelhiSiege of DelhiSiege of DelhiMeerutFaridabadAligarhMoradabadBareillySikarShahjahanpurPanipat200 km28.663N, 77.221E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Kili, 1299Siege of Delhi, 1804Siege of Delhi, 185712991857
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1299Battle of KiliKili IslandMongol invasion of Central Asia
8 October 1804Siege of DelhiDelhiSecond Anglo-Maratha War
8 June 1857Siege of DelhiDelhiIndian Mutiny of 1857

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.