Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza: contested ground

The ground around Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza was fought over 3 times between 1847 and 1863: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PueblaSiege of PueblaBattle of PueblaBattle of PueblaVeracruzCuernavacaTolucaPachucaZumpangoTehuacanCórdobaTeziutlán200 km19.051N, 98.214W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Puebla, 1862Siege of Puebla, 186318471863
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 September 1847Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de ZaragozaMexican-American War
5 May 1862Battle of PueblaHeroica Puebla de ZaragozaSecond French intervention in Mexico
16 March 1863Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de ZaragozaSecond French intervention in Mexico

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.