Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Dogger Bank: contested ground

The ground around Dogger Bank was fought over 5 times between 1696 and 1940: 5 naval actions, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Dogger BankBattle of Dogger BankBattle of Dogger BankOperation WikingerBattle of Dogger BankBattle of Dogger BankLeedsNewcastleMiddlesbroughKingston upon HullYorkScarboroughSunderland200 km54.723N, 2.768E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Battle of Dogger Bank, 1781Battle of Dogger Bank, 1915Battle of Dogger Bank, 1916Operation Wikinger, 194016961940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 June 1696Battle of Dogger BankDogger BankNine Years' War
5 August 1781Battle of Dogger BankDogger BankFourth Anglo-Dutch War
24 January 1915Battle of Dogger BankNorth SeaWorld War I
10 February 1916Battle of Dogger BankDogger BankWorld War I
19 February 1940Operation WikingerNorth SeaPhoney War

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.