Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Sluis: contested ground

The ground around Sluis was fought over 4 times between 1213 and 1603: 1 battle and 3 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of DammeBattle of CadzandBattle of SluisBattle of SluysBattle of SluysAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorf200 km51.346N, 3.385E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Damme, 1213Battle of Cadzand, 1337Battle of Sluys, 1340Battle of Sluis, 160312131603
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
31 May 1213Battle of DammeDammeAnglo-French War of 1213–14
October 1337Battle of CadzandCadzandHundred Years' War
24 June 1340Battle of SluysSluisHundred Years' War
26 May 1603Battle of SluisSluisEighty 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.