Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Schenkenschanz: contested ground

The ground around Schenkenschanz was fought over 4 times between 1397 and 1635: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of KleverhammSiege of SchenckenschansCapture of SchenkenschansSiege of SchenkenschansSiege of SchenkenschansAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorf200 km51.831N, 6.119E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Kleverhamm, 1397Siege of Schenckenschans, 1599Capture of Schenkenschans, 1635Siege of Schenkenschans, 163513971635
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 June 1397Battle of KleverhammKleve
28 April 1599Siege of SchenckenschansSchenkenschanzEighty Years' War
27 July 1635Capture of SchenkenschansSchenkenschanzEighty Years' War, 1621–1648
30 July 1635Siege of SchenkenschansSchenkenschanzEighty Years' 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.