Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Santarém: contested ground

The ground around Santarém was fought over 3 times between 1111 and 1184: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of SantarémSiege of SantarémConquest of SantarémConquest of SantarémLisbonSetúbalBadajozCoimbraCovilhãÉvoraMéridaLeiria200 km39.236N, 8.685W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Santarém, 1111Conquest of Santarém, 1147Siege of Santarém, 118411111184
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
April 1111Capture of SantarémSantarémAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
14 March 1147Conquest of SantarémSantarémQ35810458
27 June 1184Siege of SantarémSantarémAlmohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula

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.