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contested ground, 4 engagements

Marseille: contested ground

The ground around Marseille was fought over 4 times between 49 BC and 1944: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MassiliaSiege of MarseilleBattle of MarseilleSiege of MassiliaSiege of MassiliaNiceGenoaToulonMontpellierNîmesBéziersAix-en-ProvencePerpignan200 km43.305N, 5.377E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Massilia, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, AD 413Siege of Marseille, 1524Battle of Marseille, 194449 BC1944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
19 April 49 BCSiege of MassiliaMassaliaCaesar's Civil War
AD 413Siege of MassiliaMarseilleGothic War of 408–416
1 August 1524Siege of MarseilleMarseilleItalian War of 1521–1526
21 August 1944Battle of MarseilleMarseilleWorld War II

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.