Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Messina: contested ground

The ground around Messina was fought over 8 times between 397 BC and 1847: 2 battles and 6 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of MesseneSiege of MessinaSiege of MessinaSiege of MessinaSiege of MessinaSiege of MessinaSiege of MessinaBattle of MessanaBattle of MessanaPalermoCataniaSiracusaCatanzaroMarsalaCrotoneVibo Valentia200 km38.183N, 15.551E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Messene, 397 BCSiege of Messina, 313 BCBattle of Messana, 264 BCSiege of Messina, AD 842Siege of Messina, 1041Siege of Messina, 1282Siege of Messina, 1300Siege of Messina, 1847397 BC1847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
397 BCBattle of MesseneMessinaSecond Greco-Carthaginian War
313 BCSiege of MessinaMessana
264 BCBattle of MessanaMessinaFirst Punic War
10 October AD 842Siege of MessinaMessinaMuslim conquest of Sicily
1041Siege of MessinaMessinaArab–Byzantine wars
May 1282Siege of MessinaMessinaWar of the Sicilian Vespers
1300Siege of MessinaMessina
September 1847Siege of MessinaMessinaSicilian revolution of 1848

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.