Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Pylos: contested ground

The ground around Pylos was fought over 7 times between 425 BC and 1827: 1 battle, 1 siege and 5 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of SphacteriaBattle of PylosBattle of ZonchioBattle of ModonSiege of NeokastroBattle of SphacteriaBattle of NavarinoBattle of NavarinoAthensKalamataTripoliPirgosErmoupoli200 km36.916N, 21.681E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Sphacteria, 425 BCBattle of Pylos, 425 BCBattle of Zonchio, 1499Battle of Modon, 1500Siege of Neokastro, 1821Battle of Sphacteria, 1825Battle of Navarino, 1827425 BC1827
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
425 BCBattle of SphacteriaSphacteriaPeloponnesian War
425 BCBattle of PylosPylosPeloponnesian War
25 August 1499Battle of ZonchioPylosSecond Ottoman–Venetian War
24 July 1500Battle of ModonMethoniSecond Ottoman–Venetian War
25 March 1821Siege of NeokastroPylosGreek War of Independence
8 May 1825Battle of SphacteriaSphacteriaGreek War of Independence
20 October 1827Battle of NavarinoPylosGreek War of Independence

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.