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contested ground, 4 engagements

Fort Dansborg: contested ground

The ground around Fort Dansborg was fought over 4 times between 1644 and 1699: 4 sieges. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of DansborgSieges of TranquebarSiege of TranquebarWillem Leyel's Siege of DansborgWillem Leyel's Siege of DansborgMaduraiTiruchirappalliSalemPuducherryDindigulTiruppurCuddaloreKumbakonam200 km11.030N, 79.845E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Willem Leyel's Siege of Dansborg, 1644Siege of Dansborg, 1644Sieges of Tranquebar, 1655Siege of Tranquebar, 169916441699
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 June 1644Willem Leyel's Siege of DansborgFort DansborgConflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart
20 December 1644Siege of DansborgFort Dansborg
1655Sieges of TranquebarTharangambadi
1699Siege of TranquebarTharangambadi

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.