Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Oran: contested ground

The ground around Oran was fought over 9 times between 1505 and 1940: 4 battles and 5 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of Mers-el-KébirSiege of OranSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirSiege of Oran and Mers El KébirSiege of OranSiege of Oran 1790–1792Capture of OranBattle of l'HabrahAttack on Mers-El-KebirAttack on Mers-El-KebirOujdaMelillaChlefTlimcenSidi bel AbbesMostaganemTiaratAlmería200 km35.705N, 0.652W
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Mers-el-Kébir, 1505Siege of Oran, 1556Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1563Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1675Siege of Oran, 1693Siege of Oran 1790–1792, 1790Capture of Oran, 1831Battle of l'Habrah, 1835Attack on Mers-El-Kebir, 194015051940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 September 1505Capture of Mers-el-KébirMers El KebirZayyanid–Iberian conflicts
June 1556Siege of OranOranOttoman–Spanish War
3 April 1563Sieges of Oran and Mers El KébirOranOttoman–Spanish War
1675Siege of Oran and Mers El KébirOranQ133865193
20 July 1693Siege of OranOranSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
October 1790Siege of Oran 1790–1792OranQ133865193
4 January 1831Capture of OranOranFrench conquest of Algeria
3 December 1835Battle of l'HabrahOranFrench conquest of Algeria
3 July 1940Attack on Mers-El-KebirMers El KebirOperation Catapult

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.