Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Dresden: contested ground

The ground around Dresden was fought over 3 times between 1760 and 1813: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of DresdenSiege of DresdenBattle of DresdenBattle of DresdenPragueWrocławLeipzigMagdeburgGöttingenZielona GóraPardubiceCottbus200 km51.044N, 13.736E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Dresden, 1760Battle of Dresden, 1813Siege of Dresden, 181317601813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 July 1760Siege of DresdenDresdenSeven Years' War
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresdenWar of the Sixth Coalition
17 October 1813Siege of DresdenDresden

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.