Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Hondarribia: contested ground

The ground around Hondarribia was fought over 9 times between 1476 and 1936: 6 battles and 3 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of FuenterrabíaSiege of FuenterrabíaSiege of FuenterrabíaBattle of Sans Culottes CampBattle of the BidassoaBattle of IrunBattle of San MarcialBattle of IrúnBattle of San MarcialBattle of San MarcialBilbaoToulousePamplonaAndorraSan SebastiánSantanderBurgosLogroño200 km43.343N, 1.763W
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1476Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1523Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1638Battle of Sans Culottes Camp, 1794Battle of San Marcial, 1813Battle of the Bidassoa, 1813Battle of Irun, 1837Battle of San Marcial, 1876Battle of Irún, 193614761936
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
April 1476Siege of FuenterrabíaHondarribiaWar of the Castilian Succession
1523Siege of FuenterrabíaHondarribiaItalian War of 1521–1526
June 1638Siege of FuenterrabíaHondarribiaFranco-Spanish War
5 February 1794Battle of Sans Culottes CampUrrugneWar of the Pyrenees
31 August 1813Battle of San MarcialIrunPeninsular War
7 October 1813Battle of the BidassoaHendayePeninsular War
17 May 1837Battle of IrunIrunFirst Carlist War
29 October 1876Battle of San MarcialIrunThird Carlist War
19 August 1936Battle of IrúnBidasoaldeaSpanish Civil War

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.