Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Fleurus: contested ground

The ground around Fleurus was fought over 5 times between 1622 and 1815: 5 battles, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of FleurusBattle of FleurusBattle of LambusartBattle of LignyBattle of FleurusBattle of FleurusFrankfurtBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorf200 km50.483N, 4.556E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Fleurus, 1622Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Lambusart, 1794Battle of Fleurus, 1794Battle of Ligny, 181516221815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 August 1622Battle of FleurusFleurusThirty Years' War
1 July 1690Battle of FleurusFleurusNine Years' War
12 June 1794Battle of LambusartFleurusWar of the First Coalition
26 June 1794Battle of FleurusFleurusWar of the First Coalition
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLignyNapoleonic Wars

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.