battle, medieval
Battle of Dorestad
Battle of Dorestad was a battle fought in AD 695 at Dorestad, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Frisian–Frankish wars, which ran from AD 700 to AD 800. The recorded result: Frankish victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 695 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Dorestad, Netherlands 51.975N, 5.340E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Rhenen 1499, 16 km E
- Assault on Nijmegen 1589, 16 km SE
- Battle of the Grebbeberg 1940, 18 km E
- Siege of Zaltbommel 1599, 19 km S
- Siege of Zaltbommel 1574, 19 km S
In the same war
- After: Battle of the Boarn AD 734
Battle of Dorestad is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870907, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dorestad, revision 1370439193, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.