Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Dover: contested ground

The ground around Dover was fought over 3 times between 1217 and 1652: 1 battle and 2 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Sandwich (1460)Battle of Goodwin SandsBattle of Sandwich (1217)Battle of Sandwich (1217)AmsterdamBrusselsBirminghamThe HagueLilleRotterdamAntwerpenUtrecht200 km51.273N, 1.452E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Sandwich (1217), 1217Battle of Sandwich (1460), 1459Battle of Goodwin Sands, 165212171652
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
24 August 1217Battle of Sandwich (1217)DoverFirst Barons' War
December 1459Battle of Sandwich (1460)SandwichWars of the Roses
29 May 1652Battle of Goodwin SandsDoverFirst Anglo-Dutch 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.