Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Piacenza: contested ground

The ground around Piacenza was fought over 4 times between 194 BC and 1746: 3 battles and 1 siege, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of PlacentiaSiege of PiacenzaBattle of PiacenzaBattle of PlacentiaBattle of PlacentiaGenevaMilanVeniceTurinGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamo200 km45.049N, 9.698E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Placentia, 194 BCSiege of Piacenza, AD 69Battle of Placentia, AD 271Battle of Piacenza, 1746194 BC1746
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
194 BCBattle of PlacentiaRoman–Gallic Wars
AD 69Siege of PiacenzaPiacenzalist of Roman civil wars and revolts
AD 271Battle of PlacentiaPiacenzaCrisis of the Third Century
16 June 1746Battle of PiacenzaPiacenzaWar of the Austrian 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.