Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Le Boulou: contested ground

The ground around Le Boulou was fought over 5 times between 1285 and 1794: 4 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of the Col de PanissarsBattle of CéretFirst Battle of BoulouBattle of BoulouSiege of BellegardeSiege of BellegardeBarcelonaMarseilleToulouseAndorraToulonMontpellierBéziersMataró200 km42.487N, 2.824E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of the Col de Panissars, 1285Battle of Céret, 1793Siege of Bellegarde, 1793First Battle of Boulou, 1793Battle of Boulou, 179412851794
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
30 September 1285Battle of the Col de PanissarsCol de PanissarsAragonese Crusade
20 April 1793Battle of CéretCéretWar of the Pyrenees
23 May 1793Siege of BellegardeLe PerthusWar of the Pyrenees
15 October 1793First Battle of BoulouLe BoulouWar of the Pyrenees
30 April 1794Battle of BoulouLe BoulouWar of the Pyrenees

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.