Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 15 engagements

Valencia: contested ground

The ground around Valencia was fought over 15 times between 75 BC and 1837: 6 battles and 9 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 15 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ValentiaBattle of PaternaSiege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaBattle of Quart de PobletSiege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaBattle of MislataSiege of ValenceSiege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaBattle of BurjassotBattle of ValenciaBattle of ValenciaMadridPalmaAlicanteCastelloAlbaceteGuadalajara200 km39.473N, 0.386W
15 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Valentia, 75 BCBattle of Paterna, 1065Siege of Valencia, 1086Siege of Valencia, 1087Siege of Valencia, 1092Battle of Quart de Poblet, 1094Siege of Valencia, 1101Siege of Valencia, 1238Battle of Mislata, 1348Siege of Valence, 1359Siege of Valencia, 1363Siege of Valencia, 1364Battle of Valencia, 1808Siege of Valencia, 1811Battle of Burjassot, 183775 BC1837
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
75 BCBattle of ValentiaValentia EdetanorumSertorian War
1065Battle of PaternaPaternaQ35810458
1086Siege of ValenciaBalansiya
1087Siege of ValenciaBalansiya
1 October 1092Siege of ValenciaBalansiyaAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
25 October 1094Battle of Quart de PobletQuart de PobletAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
July 1101Siege of ValenciaValenciaAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
22 April 1238Siege of ValenciaBalansiyaAragonese conquest of Valencia
9 December 1348Battle of MislataMislataWar of the Union
1359Siege of ValenceValenciaWar of the Two Peters
21 May 1363Siege of ValenciaValenciaWar of the Two Peters
1364Siege of ValenciaValenciaWar of the Two Peters
26 June 1808Battle of ValenciaValenciaPeninsular War
26 December 1811Siege of ValenciaValenciaPeninsular War
29 March 1837Battle of BurjassotBurjassotFirst Carlist 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.