Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Valenciennes: contested ground

The ground around Valenciennes was fought over 9 times between 1455 and 1918: 3 battles and 6 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

duel of ValenciennesSiege of ValenciennesBattle of ValenciennesSiege of ValenciennesSiege of ValenciennesSiege of ValenciennesSiege of ValenciennesBattle of ValenciennesBattle of FamarsBattle of FamarsBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.354N, 3.523E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

duel of Valenciennes, 1455Siege of Valenciennes, 1566Battle of Valenciennes, 1656Siege of Valenciennes, 1677Battle of Famars, 1793Siege of Valenciennes, 1793Siege of Valenciennes, 1794Siege of Valenciennes, 1815Battle of Valenciennes, 191814551918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1455duel of ValenciennesValenciennes
6 December 1566Siege of ValenciennesValenciennesEighty Years' War
18 May 1656Battle of ValenciennesValenciennesFranco-Spanish War
28 February 1677Siege of ValenciennesValenciennesFranco-Dutch War
23 May 1793Battle of FamarsFamarsWar of the First Coalition
25 May 1793Siege of ValenciennesValenciennesWar of the First Coalition
23 August 1794Siege of ValenciennesValenciennes
1815Siege of ValenciennesValenciennes
28 October 1918Battle of Valenciennes

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.