Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 10 engagements

Edirne: contested ground

The ground around Edirne was fought over 10 times between AD 324 and 1913: 8 battles and 2 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 10 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AdrianopleBattle of AdrianópolisSiege of Adrianople (813)Battle of VersinikiaBattle of AdrianopleBattle of AdrianopleBattle of AdrianopleBattle of AdrianopleSecond Battle of AdrianopleBattle of Adrianople (324)Battle of Adrianople (324)SofiaBurgasİzmitStara ZagoraTekirdağKhaskovoSeresXanthi200 km41.671N, 26.561E
10 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Adrianople (324), AD 324Siege of Adrianople, AD 378Battle of Adrianópolis, AD 718Siege of Adrianople (813), AD 813Battle of Versinikia, AD 813Battle of Adrianople, 1205Battle of Adrianople, 1254Battle of Adrianople, 1829Battle of Adrianople, 1912Second Battle of Adrianople, 1913AD 3241913
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
3 July AD 324Battle of Adrianople (324)EdirneCivil Wars of the Tetrarchy
10 August AD 378Siege of AdrianopleEdirneGothic War of 376–382
June AD 718Battle of AdrianópolisHadrianopolisArab–Byzantine wars
AD 813Siege of Adrianople (813)EdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
22 June AD 813Battle of VersinikiaEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
14 April 1205Battle of AdrianopleEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1254Battle of AdrianopleEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
8 August 1829Battle of AdrianopleEdirneNinth Russo-Turkish War
3 November 1912Battle of AdrianopleEdirneFirst Balkan War
22 July 1913Second Battle of Adrianople

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.