Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Mantua: contested ground

The ground around Mantua was fought over 6 times between 1630 and 1799: 1 battle and 5 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Sack of MantuaSiege of MantoueSiege of MantoueBattle of La FavoriteSiege of MantuaSiege of MantuaSiege of MantuaMilanLjubljanaVeniceTurinGenoaBolognaVeronaTrieste200 km45.162N, 10.794E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Sack of Mantua, 1630Siege of Mantoue, 1701Siege of Mantoue, 1796Battle of La Favorite, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797Siege of Mantua, 179916301799
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
May 1630Sack of MantuaMantuaWar of the Mantuan Succession
October 1701Siege of MantoueMantuaWar of the Spanish Succession
27 August 1796Siege of MantoueMantuaWar of the First Coalition
16 January 1797Battle of La FavoriteLa favoriteWar of the First Coalition
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantuaWar of the First Coalition
April 1799Siege of MantuaMantuaWar of the Second Coalition

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.