Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Erzurum: contested ground

The ground around Erzurum was fought over 5 times between AD 502 and 1918: 3 battles and 2 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TheodosiopolisSiege of ErzurumBattle of ErzurumCapture of ErzurumBattle of ErzurumBattle of ErzurumYerevanTrabzonOrduErzincanAğrıMuşKarsRize200 km39.905N, 41.273E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Theodosiopolis, AD 502Siege of Erzurum, 1242Battle of Erzurum, 1821Battle of Erzurum, 1918Capture of Erzurum, 1918AD 5021918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
July AD 502Siege of TheodosiopolisErzurumAnastasian War
1242Siege of ErzurumErzurumMongol conquest of Anatolia
1821Battle of ErzurumErzurumOttoman–Persian War of 1821–23
12 March 1918Battle of ErzurumErzurumMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
12 March 1918Capture of ErzurumErzurumMiddle Eastern theater of World War I

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.