Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Lyon: contested ground

The ground around Lyon was fought over 4 times between 58 BC and 1793: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of LugdunumSiege of LyonRevolt of Lyon against the National ConventionBattle of the ArarBattle of the ArarGenevaBernTurinLimogesGrenobleLausanneSaint-ÉtienneBrive200 km45.751N, 4.828E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of the Arar, 58 BCBattle of Lugdunum, AD 197Siege of Lyon, 1310Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention, 179358 BC1793
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
58 BCBattle of the ArarVillefranche-sur-SaôneGallic War
19 February AD 197Battle of LugdunumLugdunumlist of Roman civil wars and revolts
1310Siege of LyonLyon
9 August 1793Revolt of Lyon against the National ConventionLyonFrench Revolutionary Wars

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.