Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Ghent: contested ground

The ground around Ghent was fought over 4 times between 1583 and 1940: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of GhentSiege of GhentFall of GhentBattle of the LysBattle of the LysBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonn200 km51.051N, 3.721E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Ghent, 1583Siege of Ghent, 1708Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of the Lys, 194015831940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhentEighty Years' War
18 December 1708Siege of GhentGhent
July 1745Fall of GhentGhentWar of the Austrian Succession
23 May 1940Battle of the LysKortrijkGerman invasion of Belgium

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.