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contested ground, 18 engagements

Venlo: contested ground

The ground around Venlo was fought over 18 times between 1373 and 1830: 18 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 18 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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18 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Venlo, 1373Siege of Venlo, 1459Siege of Venlo, 1473Siege of Venlo, 1480Siege of Venlo, 1480Siege of Venlo, 1499Siege of Venlo, 1511Siege of Venlo, 1543Siege of Venlo, 1586Siege of Venlo, 1632Siege of Venlo, 1637Siege of Venlo, 1646Siege of Venlo, 1701Siege of Venlo, 1702Siege of Venlo, 1747Siege of Venlo, 1792Siege of Venlo, 1794Siege of Venlo, 183013731830
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1373Siege of VenloVenloFirst War of the Guelderian Succession
1459Siege of VenloVenlo
1473Siege of VenloVenloBurgundian Wars
1480Siege of VenloVenloGelrian Independence War
1480Siege of VenloVenloGelrian Independence War
1499Siege of VenloVenlo
September 1511Siege of VenloVenloGuelders Wars
1543Siege of VenloVenloGuelders Wars
28 June 1586Siege of VenloVenloEighty Years' War
1 June 1632Siege of VenloVenlo
20 August 1637Siege of VenloVenloEighty Years' War
October 1646Siege of VenloVenlo
1701Siege of VenloVenloWar of the Spanish Succession
29 August 1702Siege of VenloVenloWar of the Spanish Succession
1747Siege of VenloVenlo
17 December 1792Siege of VenloVenlo
October 1794Siege of VenloVenloWar of the First Coalition
11 November 1830Siege of VenloVenloBelgian Revolution

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.