Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 10 engagements

Prague: contested ground

The ground around Prague was fought over 10 times between 1179 and 1968: 7 battles and 3 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 10 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Prague (1179)Battle of VyšehradBattle of Vítkov HillSiege of PragueSiege of PragueSiege of PragueFight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius CathedralBattle for Czech RadioBattle for Czechoslovak RadioBattle of PragueBattle of PragueDresdenNürnbergWrocławOstravaBrnoRegensburgPizenZlín200 km50.077N, 14.426E
10 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Prague (1179), 1179Battle of Vyšehrad, 1419Battle of Vítkov Hill, 1420Siege of Prague, 1448Battle of Prague, 1648Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Prague, 1757Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, 1942Battle for Czech Radio, 1945Battle for Czechoslovak Radio, 196811791968
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 January 1179Battle of Prague (1179)Karlov
16 August 1419Battle of VyšehradVyšehradHussite Wars
12 June 1420Battle of Vítkov HillVítkovHussite Wars
3 September 1448Siege of PraguePrague
1648Battle of PraguePragueThirty Years' War
1742Siege of PraguePragueWar of the Austrian Succession
May 1757Siege of PraguePragueThird Silesian War
18 June 1942Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius CathedralSs. Cyril and Methodius CathedralWorld War II
5 May 1945Battle for Czech RadioPraguePrague Uprising
21 August 1968Battle for Czechoslovak RadioČeský rozhlas headquartersWarsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

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.