Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 10 engagements

Tortosa: contested ground

The ground around Tortosa was fought over 10 times between 215 BC and 1810: 1 battle and 9 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 10 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaBattle of DertosaBattle of DertosaBarcelonaZaragozaCastelloTarragonaMataró200 km40.806N, 0.519E
10 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Dertosa, 215 BCSiege of Tortosa, AD 804Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 809Siege of Tortosa, 1148Siege of Tortosa, 1642Siege of Tortosa, 1648Siege of Tortosa, 1650Siege of Tortosa, 1708Siege of Tortosa, 1810215 BC1810
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
215 BCBattle of DertosaHiberaSecond Punic War
AD 804Siege of TortosaTurtushaCarolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 808Siege of TortosaTurtushaCarolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 809Siege of TortosaTurtushaCarolingian conquest of the Spanish March
1 July 1148Siege of TortosaTurtushaSecond Crusade
April 1642Siege of TortosaTortosaReapers' War
10 June 1648Siege of TortosaTortosaReapers' War
19 October 1650Siege of TortosaTortosaReapers' War
12 June 1708Siege of TortosaTortosaWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
16 December 1810Siege of TortosaTortosaPeninsular 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.