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contested ground, 3 engagements

Drogheda: contested ground

The ground around Drogheda was fought over 3 times between 1641 and 1690: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of DroghedaSiege of DroghedaBattle of the BoyneBattle of the BoyneDublinManchesterBelfastLiverpoolLimerickStokeBlackpoolGalway200 km53.717N, 6.375W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Drogheda, 1641Siege of Drogheda, 1649Battle of the Boyne, 169016411690
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
December 1641Siege of DroghedaDroghedaIrish Rebellion of 1641
3 September 1649Siege of DroghedaDroghedaIrish Confederate Wars
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDroghedaWilliamite War in Ireland

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.