Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Esztergom: contested ground

The ground around Esztergom was fought over 4 times between 1241 and 1683: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Esztergom (1241)Siege of EsztergomSiege of EsztergomBattle of PárkányBattle of PárkányViennaBudapestBratislavaGrazMiskolcKošiceDebrecenGyőr200 km47.789N, 18.735E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Esztergom (1241), 1241Siege of Esztergom, 1543Siege of Esztergom, 1595Battle of Párkány, 168312411683
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
December 1241Siege of Esztergom (1241)EsztergomMongol invasion of Europe
10 August 1543Siege of EsztergomEsztergomOttoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547
4 August 1595Siege of EsztergomEsztergomLong War
1683Battle of PárkányŠtúrovoPolish–Ottoman War of 1683–99

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.