Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Trabzon: contested ground

The ground around Trabzon was fought over 5 times between 1205 and 1916: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TrebizondSiege of TrebizondSiege of TrebizondTrebizond CampaignSiege of Trebizond in 1461Siege of Trebizond in 1461SamsunBatumiErzurumOrduKarsPotiTokatGiresun200 km41.002N, 39.730E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Trebizond, 1205Siege of Trebizond, 1222Siege of Trebizond, 1282Siege of Trebizond in 1461, 1460Trebizond Campaign, 191612051916
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1205Siege of TrebizondTrabzonByzantine–Seljuq Wars
1222Siege of TrebizondTrabzon
March 1282Siege of TrebizondTrabzonByzantine–Georgian Wars
14 September 1460Siege of Trebizond in 1461TrabzonByzantine–Ottoman wars
5 February 1916Trebizond CampaignOttoman EmpireWorld War I

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.