Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Genoa: contested ground

The ground around Genoa was fought over 8 times between 1331 and 1800: 5 sieges and 3 naval actions, in 7 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of GenoaSiege of GenoaRelief of GenoaSiege of GenoaSiege of GenoaRaid on GenoaBattle of GenoaSiege of GenoaSiege of GenoaMilanFlorenceMarseilleVeniceTurinNiceBolognaGrenoble200 km44.409N, 8.932E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Genoa, 1331Siege of Genoa, 1522Relief of Genoa, 1625Siege of Genoa, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747Raid on Genoa, 1793Battle of Genoa, 1795Siege of Genoa, 180013311800
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1331Siege of GenoaGenoaCatalan–Genoese War
20 May 1522Siege of GenoaGenoaItalian War of 1521–1526
28 March 1625Relief of GenoaLiguriaThirty Years' War
1746Siege of GenoaGenoaWar of the Austrian Succession
April 1747Siege of GenoaGenoaWar of the Austrian Succession
5 October 1793Raid on GenoaPort of GenoaWar of the First Coalition
13 March 1795Battle of GenoaGulf of GenoaFrench Revolutionary Wars
20 April 1800Siege of GenoaGenoaWar of the Second Coalition

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.