Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Landrecies: contested ground

The ground around Landrecies was fought over 4 times between 1543 and 1794: 4 sieges. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LandreciesSiege of LandreciesSiege of LandreciesSiege of LandreciesSiege of LandreciesBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.126N, 3.691E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Landrecies, 1543Siege of Landrecies, 1655Siege of Landrecies, 1794Siege of Landrecies, 179415431794
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
April 1543Siege of LandreciesLandrecies
1655Siege of LandreciesLandrecies
17 April 1794Siege of LandreciesLandreciesWar of the First Coalition
9 July 1794Siege of LandreciesLandrecies

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.