Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Rhenen: contested ground

The ground around Rhenen was fought over 3 times between 1499 and 1944: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of RhenenBattle of OpheusdenBattle of the GrebbebergBattle of the GrebbebergAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenBremenDüsseldorf200 km51.949N, 5.600E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Rhenen, 1499Battle of the Grebbeberg, 1940Battle of Opheusden, 194414991944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 July 1499Siege of RhenenRhenen
11 May 1940Battle of the GrebbebergGrebbebergGerman invasion of the Netherlands
4 October 1944Battle of OpheusdenOpheusdenWestern Front

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.