contested ground, 6 engagements

Veracruz: contested ground

The ground around Veracruz was fought over 6 times between 1568 and 1860: 4 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 4 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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

In time order

One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
23 September 1568	Battle of San Juan de Ulúa	Castle of San Juan de Ulúa
23 June 1821	Siege of Veracruz	Veracruz	Mexican War of Independence
27 November 1838	Battle of Veracruz	Castle of San Juan de Ulúa	Pastry War
1847	Siege of Veracruz	Veracruz	Mexican-American War
16 February 1859	First Siege of Veracruz	Veracruz	Reform War
8 February 1860	Second Siege of Veracruz	Veracruz	Reform 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.