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contested ground, 4 engagements

Deventer: contested ground

The ground around Deventer was fought over 4 times between 1456 and 1813: 4 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of DeventerSiege of DeventerSiege of DeventerSiege of Deventer in 1578Siege of Deventer in 1578AmsterdamThe HagueRotterdamAntwerpenBremenDüsseldorfHanoverUtrecht200 km52.250N, 6.150E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Deventer, 1456Siege of Deventer in 1578, 1578Siege of Deventer, 1591Siege of Deventer, 181314561813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1456Siege of DeventerDeventer
19 November 1578Siege of Deventer in 1578DeventerEighty Years' War
1 June 1591Siege of DeventerDeventerEighty Years' War
12 November 1813Siege of DeventerDeventerWar of the Sixth Coalition

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.