Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Verdun: contested ground

The ground around Verdun was fought over 4 times between 1792 and 1916: 4 battles, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of VerdunRecapture of Fort VauxStorming of Fort VauxBattle of VerdunBattle of VerdunFrankfurtStuttgartStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimSaarbrückenWiesbadenMetz200 km49.192N, 5.437E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Verdun, 1792Recapture of Fort Vaux, 1916Battle of Verdun, 1916Storming of Fort Vaux, 191617921916
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 August 1792Battle of VerdunVerdunFrench Revolutionary Wars
1916Recapture of Fort VauxWorld War I
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdunWestern Front
1 June 1916Storming of Fort VauxFort VauxWestern Front

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.