Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Zhvanets: contested ground

The ground around Zhvanets was fought over 3 times between 1653 and 1788: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ZhvanetsSiege of KhotinBattle of KhotynBattle of KhotynVinnytsyaChernivtsiTernopilIvano-FrankivskBălțiBaia MareBotoșaniKhmelnytskyy200 km48.525N, 26.494E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Zhvanets, 1653Battle of Khotyn, 1673Siege of Khotin, 178816531788
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
September 1653Battle of ZhvanetsZhvanetsKhmelnytsky Uprising
11 November 1673Battle of KhotynKhotynPolish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676
1788Siege of KhotinKhotyn FortressAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791

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.