Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Tunis: contested ground

The ground around Tunis was fought over 7 times between 255 BC and 1705: 2 battles and 5 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of BagradasSiege of TunisConquest of TunisConquest of TunisSiege of TunisSiege of TunisBattle of Ad DecimumBattle of Ad DecimumAnnabaSousseSkikdaQairouanBizerteSouk AhrasNabeulMarsala200 km36.796N, 10.181E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Bagradas, 255 BCSiege of Tunis, 238 BCBattle of Ad Decimum, AD 533Conquest of Tunis, 1535Conquest of Tunis, 1574Siege of Tunis, 1694Siege of Tunis, 1705255 BC1705
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
255 BCBattle of BagradasTunisFirst Punic War
October 238 BCSiege of TunisTunisMercenary War
13 September AD 533Battle of Ad DecimumCarthageVandalic War
16 June 1535Conquest of TunisTunisOttoman–Spanish War
12 July 1574Conquest of TunisTunisOttoman–Spanish War
August 1694Siege of TunisTunisTunisian-Algerian War of 1694
October 1705Siege of TunisTunisTunisian-Algerian War of 1705

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.