Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Poitiers: contested ground

The ground around Poitiers was fought over 3 times between AD 507 and 1569: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PoitiersSiege of PoitiersBattle of VouilleBattle of VouilleLimogesLa RochelleNantesToursLorientBourgesNeversVichy200 km46.582N, 0.335E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Vouille, AD 507Siege of Poitiers, AD 955Siege of Poitiers, 1569AD 5071569
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 507Battle of VouilleVouilléFranco-Visigothic Wars
AD 955Siege of PoitiersPoitiers
24 July 1569Siege of PoitiersPoitiersFrench Wars of Religion

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.