Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Kassel: contested ground

The ground around Kassel was fought over 3 times between 1761 and 1945: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CasselBattle of KasselSiege of CasselSiege of CasselBerlinFrankfurtCologneDüsseldorfHanoverBonnLeipzigKoblenz200 km51.308N, 9.476E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Cassel, 1761Siege of Cassel, 1762Battle of Kassel, 194517611945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
March 1761Siege of CasselKasselSeven Years' War
October 1762Siege of CasselKasselSeven Years' War
1 April 1945Battle of KasselKasselWestern Allied invasion of Germany

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.