Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Philippsburg: contested ground

The ground around Philippsburg was fought over 4 times between 1644 and 1734: 4 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Philippsburg (1644)Siege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgSiege of PhilippsburgFrankfurtMunichStuttgartNürnbergStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimSaarbrücken200 km49.237N, 8.455E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Philippsburg (1644), 1644Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 173416441734
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
25 August 1644Siege of Philippsburg (1644)Thirty Years' War
1 May 1676Siege of PhilippsburgPhilippsburgFranco-Dutch War
24 September 1688Siege of PhilippsburgPhilippsburgNine Years' War
2 June 1734Siege of PhilippsburgPhilippsburgWar of the Polish Succession

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.