Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Péronne: contested ground

The ground around Péronne was fought over 3 times between 1536 and 1918: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PéronneSiege of PéronneBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneLuxembourgSaarbrückenRouenBrighton200 km49.936N, 2.936E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Péronne, 1536Siege of Péronne, 1870Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, 191815361918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
14 August 1536Siege of PéronnePéronne
26 December 1870Siege of PéronnePéronneFranco-Prussian War
31 August 1918Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinMont Saint-QuentinWestern Front

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.