Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Gaeta: contested ground

The ground around Gaeta was fought over 6 times between 1503 and 1860: 1 battle and 5 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of GaetaSiege of GaetaSiege of GaetaSiege of GaetaSiege of GaetaBattle of GariglianoBattle of GariglianoNaplesSalernoBariFoggiaL'AquilaBeneventoCivitavecchiaCaserta200 km41.216N, 13.567E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Garigliano, 1503Siege of Gaeta, 1707Siege of Gaeta, 1734Siege of Gaeta, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1815Siege of Gaeta, 186015031860
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 December 1503Battle of GariglianoGaetaItalian Wars of 1499–1504
July 1707Siege of GaetaGaetaWar of the Spanish Succession
8 April 1734Siege of GaetaGaetaBourbon conquest of the Two Sicilies
26 February 1806Siege of GaetaGaetaWar of the Third Coalition
28 May 1815Siege of GaetaGaetaNeapolitan War
1860Siege of GaetaGaeta

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.