Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Spicheren: contested ground

The ground around Spicheren was fought over 3 times between 1870 and 1944: 3 battles. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of SpicherenFort DriantBattle of GravelotteBattle of GravelotteFrankfurtStuttgartStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimSaarbrückenWiesbadenNancy200 km49.111N, 6.034E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Spicheren, 1870Battle of Gravelotte, 1870Fort Driant, 194418701944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 August 1870Battle of SpicherenSpicherenFranco-Prussian War
18 August 1870Battle of GravelotteGravelotteFranco-Prussian War
27 September 1944Fort Driant

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.