Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 19 engagements

Lens: contested ground

The ground around Lens was fought over 19 times between 1647 and 1917: 18 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 19 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LensBattle of LensBattle of La BasséeDefence of FestubertBattle of GivenchyBattle of Neuve ChapelleSecond Battle of ArtoisBattle of Aubers RidgeBattle of ArrasBattle of FestubertThird Battle of ArtoisBattle of LoosAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtHohenzollern RedoubtGas attack at HulluchBattle of the Boar's HeadBattle of FromellesBattle of Hill 70Battle of Vimy RidgeBattle of Vimy RidgeBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfRouen200 km50.499N, 2.784E
19 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Lens, 1647Battle of Lens, 1648Battle of La Bassée, 1914Defence of Festubert, 1914Battle of Givenchy, 1914Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 1915Second Battle of Artois, 1915Battle of Aubers Ridge, 1915Battle of Arras, 1915Battle of Festubert, 1915Third Battle of Artois, 1915Battle of Loos, 1915Action of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1915Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1916Gas attack at Hulluch, 1916Battle of the Boar's Head, 1916Battle of Fromelles, 1916Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917Battle of Hill 70, 191716471917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 August 1647Siege of LensLensThirty Years' War
20 August 1648Battle of LensLensThirty Years' War
10 October 1914Battle of La BasséeLa BasséeWestern Front
24 November 1914Defence of FestubertFestubertWorld War I
22 December 1914Battle of GivenchyNeuve-ChapelleWorld War I
10 March 1915Battle of Neuve ChapelleNeuve-ChapelleWestern Front
9 May 1915Second Battle of ArtoisArtoisWestern Front
9 May 1915Battle of Aubers RidgeArmentièresWestern Front
9 May 1915Battle of ArrasVimyWorld War I
27 May 1915Battle of FestubertFestubertWorld War I
15 September 1915Third Battle of ArtoisArtoisWestern Front
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-GohelleWestern Front
13 October 1915Action of the Hohenzollern RedoubtHohenzollern RedoubtWestern Front
2 March 1916Hohenzollern RedoubtLoos-en-GohelleWestern Front
27 April 1916Gas attack at HulluchHulluchWorld War I
30 June 1916Battle of the Boar's HeadArtoisWestern Front
19 July 1916Battle of FromellesFromellesWestern Front
9 April 1917Battle of Vimy RidgeVimyWorld War I
15 August 1917Battle of Hill 70LensWorld War I

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.