Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Rheinfelden: contested ground

The ground around Rheinfelden was fought over 3 times between 1633 and 1678: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of RheinfeldenBattle of RheinfeldenBattle of RheinfeldenBattle of RheinfeldenMunichZürichBernStrasbourgBaselNancyLausanneFreiburg200 km47.551N, 7.799E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Rheinfelden, 1633Battle of Rheinfelden, 1638Battle of Rheinfelden, 167816331678
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 October 1633Siege of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
28 February 1638Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
6 July 1678Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenFranco-Dutch War

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.