Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Worcester: contested ground

The ground around Worcester was fought over 4 times between 1642 and 1651: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Powick BridgeSiege of WorcesterSiege of WorcesterBattle of WorcesterBattle of WorcesterDublinBirminghamCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeCoventryLuton200 km52.185N, 2.227W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642Siege of Worcester, 1643Siege of Worcester, 1646Battle of Worcester, 165116421651
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 September 1642Battle of Powick BridgeWorcesterFirst English Civil War
1643Siege of WorcesterWorcesterFirst English Civil War
1646Siege of WorcesterWorcesterFirst English Civil War
3 September 1651Battle of WorcesterWorcesterWars of the Three Kingdoms

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.