Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Tournai: contested ground

The ground around Tournai was fought over 9 times between 1340 and 1794: 2 battles and 7 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiBattle of TournayBattle of MarquainBattle of MarquainBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfBonn200 km50.601N, 3.376E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tournai, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1521Siege of Tournai, 1581Siege of Tournai, 1667Siege of Tournai, 1668Siege of Tournai, 1709Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Marquain, 1792Battle of Tournay, 179413401794
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 July 1340Siege of TournaiTournaiHundred Years' War
October 1521Siege of TournaiTournaiItalian War of 1521–1526
4 October 1581Siege of TournaiTournaiEighty Years' War
21 June 1667Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of Devolution
1668Siege of TournaiTournai
28 June 1709Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of the Spanish Succession
25 April 1745Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of the Austrian Succession
29 April 1792Battle of MarquainMarquainWar of the First Coalition
22 May 1794Battle of TournayTournaiFrench Revolutionary Wars

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.