Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Pondicherry: contested ground

The ground around Pondicherry was fought over 6 times between 1693 and 1793: 4 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PondicherrySiege of PondicherrySiege of PondicherrySiege of PondicherrySiege of PondicherryBattle of PondicherryBattle of PondicherryBengaluruChennaiTiruchirappalliSalemTiruppurVelloreCuddaloreKanchipuram200 km11.931N, 79.831E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Pondicherry, 1748Battle of Pondicherry, 1759Siege of Pondicherry, 1760Siege of Pondicherry, 1778Siege of Pondicherry, 179316931793
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1693Siege of PondicherryNine Years' War
29 April 1748Siege of PondicherryPondicherryFirst Carnatic War
10 September 1759Battle of PondicherryPondicherrySeven Years' War
4 September 1760Siege of PondicherryPondicherrySeven Years' War
21 August 1778Siege of PondicherryPondicherryAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
1793Siege of PondicherryPondicherryFrench Revolutionary Wars

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.