Atlas of Battles

country, 267 engagements

Battles in Belgium

267 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Belgium: 178 battles, 71 sieges, 5 naval actions and 13 campaigns between 57 BC and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: World War I (51), Eighty Years' War (29), World War II (24), Nine Years' War (14).

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Siege of the AtuatuciSiege of NamurAmbiorix's RevoltBattle of AmblèveBattle of LeuvenBattle of FlorennesSiege of LilleSiege of LilleBattle of AxpoeleBattle of DammeLand Battle of DammeBattle of SteppesBattle of FurnesBruges MatinsSiege of TournaiBattle of CadzandSiege of TournaiBattle of ScheutSiege of BrusselsBattle of NeveleBattle of BeverhoutsveldBattle of RoosebekeSiege of YpresBattle of L'ÉcluseBattle of OthéeSiege of OudenaardeBattle of LokerenBattle of NeveleBattle of BazelBattle of GavereBattle of MontenakenBattle of BrustemSiege of DoornikSiege of TournaiSiege of CorroyBattle of OosterweelBattle of JodoigneBattle of HautrageSiege of MonsSpanish Fury at MechelenBattle of LilloSiege of BincheBattle of GemblouxSiege of ZichemSiege of NivellesCapture of DalhemBattle of RijmenamBattle of BorgerhoutBattle of BaasrodeCapture of CourtraiTaking of DiestAttack on HalleSiege of TournaiSiege of LierFrench FurySiege of GhentCapture of AalstSiege of BrusselsFall of AntwerpLuxemburg campaignsSiege of HuyBattle of TurnhoutBattle of NieuwpoortSiege of SluisSiege of OstendBattle of FleurusBattle of Les AvinsSiege of LeuvenSiege of LimbourgBattle of KalloBattle of BrugesSiege of BerguesSiege of LandreciesSiege of YpresSiege of CharleroiSiege of TournaiSiege of TournaiSiege of CharleroiBattle of SeneffeSiege of YpresBattle of Saint-DenisSiege of CourtraiBombardment of OudenaardeBattle of WalcourtBattle of FleurusSiege of MonsFrench bombardment of LiègeBombardment of LiègeBattle of LeuzeSiege of NamurBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of LandenSiege of CharleroiSiege of HuySiege of NamurCapitulation of DiksmuideBombardment of BrusselsSiege of AthSiege of VenloCapture of LiègeBattle of StekeneBattle of EkerenSiege of HuySiege of NamurBattle of ElixheimSiege of ZoutleeuwBattle of RamilliesBattle of OudenardeBattle of WijnendaleSiege of BrusselsSiege of GhentSiege of TournaiBattle of FontenoyFall of GhentBattle of MelleSiege of OstendSiege of AthSiege of BrusselsSiege of MonsSiege of NamurBattle of RocouxBattle of LauffeldBattle of DiestBattle of TurnhoutFour Days of GhentSiege of AntwerpBattle of BrusselsBattle of FalmagneBattle of MarquainBattle of QuiévrainBattle of JemappesFlanders CampaignBattle of AnderlechtSiege of AntwerpSiege of NamurBattle of NeerwindenBattle of FurnesBattle of ArlonBattle of MeninBattle of CourtraiBattle of FurnesSiege of NieuwpoortBattle of ArlonBattle of MouscronBattle at CourtraiBattle of GrandrengBattle of ErquelinnesBattle of TournayBattle of GosseliesSiege of YpresBattle of HoogledeBattle of LambusartBattle of FleurusBattle of Sprimontcombat de MalinesFirst Battle of LeuvenBattle of HerentalsBattle of BornemBattle of MeerhoutSiege of DiestBattle of MolBattle of PollareBattle of HasseltBattle of HoogstratenSiege of AntwerpBattle of CourtraiWaterloo CampaignBattle of LignyBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of WavreBattle of WalemBattle of BerchemBombardment of AntwerpSiege of VenloTen Days' CampaignBattle of HouthalenBattle of HasseltBattle of KermtBattle of LeuvenSiege of AntwerpBloednacht in LeuvenSiege of AntwerpBattle of DinantGerman invasion of Belgium (1914)Battle of HaelenSiege of NamurBattle of CharleroiBattle of RossignolBattle of VirtonBattle of MonsAction of ElougesBurning of LouvainBattle of BuggenhoutBattle of BerlareBattle of MessinesBattle of the YserBattle of DiksmuideMyth of LangemarckBattle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of Hill 60Actions of the Bluff, 1916Actions of St Eloi CratersBattle of Mont SorrelOperations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917Battle of LangemarckOperation HushBattle of MessinesBattle of Pilckem RidgeCapture of WesthoekAction of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeCapture of Wurst FarmBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeBattle of PoelcappelleFirst Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleNight action of 1/2 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurBattle of the LysBattle of MarkemZeebrugge RaidFirst Ostend RaidSecond Ostend RaidFifth Battle of YpresBattle of CourtraiBattle of the Lys and the EscautBombardment Sint-NiklaasBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of Bree and BocholtBattle of HannutBattle of GemblouxBattle of LeuvenBattle of the LysBattle of GijzenzeleBattle of the Ypres-Comines Canalattack on the Gestapo headquarters in BrusselsBombardment of BrusselsBattle of Lanzerath Ridgebombardment of TienenLiberation of BelgiumBattle of MerksemBattle of GeelBattle of MoerbruggeAntwerp XOperation QueenOperation StösserLosheim GapSiege of BastogneBattle of St. VithBattle of CineyElsenborn RidgeOperation BodenplatteBattle of BureSiege of Ghent (1678)Battle of LonderzeelBattle of the Golden SpursBattle of WaterlooBattle of LiègeFirst Battle of YpresSecond Battle of YpresThird Battle of YpresBattle of FranceGerman invasion of BelgiumBattle of the Golden SpursBattle of WaterlooBattle of LiègeFirst Battle of YpresSecond Battle of YpresBattle of FranceGerman invasion of BelgiumThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnUtrecht100 km50.677N, 4.424E
267 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

101 BC: 3 engagementsAD 700: 1 engagementsAD 800: 1 engagements1000: 2 engagements1100: 2 engagements1200: 4 engagements1300: 12 engagements1400: 8 engagements1500: 30 engagements1600: 36 engagements1700: 65 engagements1800: 19 engagements1900: 82 engagements82 in 1900101 BC1900
265 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 25 with pages

Contested ground 25

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
September 57 BCSiege of the AtuatuciAtuatuca EburonumGallic War
54 BCSiege of NamurNamurGallic War
October 54 BCAmbiorix's RevoltTongerenGallic War
AD 716Battle of AmblèveAmel
AD 891Battle of LeuvenLeuven
12 September 1015Battle of FlorennesFlorennes
1054Siege of LilleLille
April 1128Siege of LilleLille
21 June 1128Battle of Axpoele
31 May 1213Battle of DammeDammeAnglo-French War of 1213–14
1213Land Battle of DammeDamme
13 October 1213Battle of SteppesGingelomLiège-Brabant Wars
20 August 1297Battle of FurnesVeurneFranco-Flemish War
1302Bruges MatinsBrugesFranco-Flemish War
11 July 1302Battle of the Golden SpursKortrijkFranco-Flemish War
May 1303Siege of TournaiTournaiFranco-Flemish War
October 1337Battle of CadzandCadzandHundred Years' War
23 July 1340Siege of TournaiTournaiHundred Years' War
17 August 1356Battle of ScheutScheut
17 August 1356Siege of BrusselsBrussels
21 May 1381Battle of NeveleNeveleHundred Years' War
3 May 1382Battle of BeverhoutsveldBruges
5 December 1382Battle of RoosebekeWestrozebekeHundred Years' War
8 August 1383Siege of YpresYpresDespenser's Crusade
12 May 1385Battle of L'Écluse
23 September 1408Battle of OthéeOthée
14 April 1452Siege of OudenaardeOudenaardeRevolt of Ghent
1452Battle of LokerenLokerenRevolt of Ghent
1452Battle of NeveleNeveleRevolt of Ghent
1452Battle of BazelBazelRevolt of Ghent
23 July 1453Battle of GavereGavereRevolt of Ghent
20 October 1465Battle of MontenakenMontenakenLiège Wars
28 October 1467Battle of BrustemBrustemLiège Wars
1513Siege of DoornikTournai
October 1521Siege of TournaiTournaiItalian War of 1521–1526
July 1542Siege of CorroyCorroy-le-Château
13 March 1567Battle of OosterweelAntwerpEighty Years' War
20 October 1568Battle of JodoigneJodoigneEighty Years' War
1572Battle of HautrageHautrageEighty Years' War
19 September 1572Siege of MonsMonsEighty Years' War
2 October 1572Spanish Fury at MechelenMechelenEighty Years' War
1574Battle of LilloFort LilloEighty Years' War
1578Siege of BincheBincheEighty Years' War
31 January 1578Battle of GemblouxGemblouxEighty Years' War
1578Siege of ZichemZichemEighty Years' War
8 March 1578Siege of NivellesNivellesEighty Years' War
1578Capture of DalhemDalhemEighty Years' War
1578Battle of RijmenamRijmenamEighty Years' War
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhoutEighty Years' War
1579Battle of BaasrodeBaasrodeEighty Years' War
1580Capture of CourtraiKortrijkEighty Years' War
1580Taking of DiestDiestDutch Revolt
1580Attack on HalleHalle
4 October 1581Siege of TournaiTournaiEighty Years' War
2 August 1582Siege of LierLierEighty Years' War
17 January 1583French FuryAntwerpEighty Years' War
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhentEighty Years' War
1584Capture of AalstAalstEighty Years' War
the 1584sSiege of BrusselsBrussels metropolitan areaEighty Years' War
July 1584Fall of AntwerpAntwerpEighty Years' War
1593Luxemburg campaignsPrince-Bishopric of LiègeEighty Years' War
7 March 1595Siege of HuyHuyEighty Years' War
1597Battle of TurnhoutTurnhoutEighty Years' War
2 July 1600Battle of NieuwpoortNieuwpoortEighty Years' War
1604Siege of SluisSluisEighty Years' War
20 September 1604Siege of OstendOstendEighty Years' War, 1599–1609
29 August 1622Battle of FleurusFleurusThirty Years' War
20 May 1635Battle of Les AvinsLes AvinsThirty Years' War
24 June 1635Siege of LeuvenLeuvenThirty Years' War
1635Siege of LimbourgLimbourgEighty Years' War
20 June 1638Battle of KalloKalloEighty Years' War
1640Battle of BrugesBrugesEighty Years' War, 1621–1648
1646Siege of BerguesBergues
1655Siege of LandreciesLandrecies
24 July 1658Siege of YpresYpres
31 May 1667Siege of CharleroiCharleroiWar of Devolution
21 June 1667Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of Devolution
1668Siege of TournaiTournai
1672Siege of CharleroiCharleroiFranco-Dutch War
11 August 1674Battle of SeneffeSeneffeFranco-Dutch War
18 March 1678Siege of YpresYpresFranco-Dutch War
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-DenisFranco-Dutch War
1683Siege of CourtraiKortrijkWar of the Reunions
1684Bombardment of OudenaardeOudenaardeWar of the Reunions
25 August 1689Battle of WalcourtWalcourtNine Years' War
1 July 1690Battle of FleurusFleurusNine Years' War
15 March 1691Siege of MonsMonsNine Years' War
1691French bombardment of LiègeLiègeNine Years' War
1691Bombardment of LiègeLiègeNine Years' War
18 September 1691Battle of LeuzeLeuze-en-HainautNine Years' War
1692Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerqueNine Years' War
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwindenNine Years' War
10 September 1693Siege of CharleroiCharleroiNine Years' War
22 September 1694Siege of HuyHuyNine Years' War
1695Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
25 July 1695Capitulation of DiksmuideDiksmuideNine Years' War
1695Bombardment of BrusselsCoop of Brussels
22 May 1697Siege of AthAthNine Years' War
29 August 1702Siege of VenloVenloWar of the Spanish Succession
1702Capture of LiègeLiègeWar of the Spanish Succession
1703Battle of StekeneStekeneWar of the Spanish Succession
30 June 1703Battle of EkerenEkerenWar of the Spanish Succession
1703Siege of HuyHuyWar of the Spanish Succession
1704Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Spanish Succession
18 July 1705Battle of ElixheimEliksemWar of the Spanish Succession
31 August 1705Siege of ZoutleeuwZoutleeuwWar of the Spanish Succession
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamilliesWar of the Spanish Succession
11 July 1708Battle of OudenardeOudenaardeWar of the Spanish Succession
28 September 1708Battle of WijnendaleWijnendaleWar of the Spanish Succession
November 1708Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Spanish Succession
18 December 1708Siege of GhentGhent
25 April 1745Siege of TournaiTournaiWar of the Austrian Succession
11 May 1745Battle of FontenoyTournaiWar of the Austrian Succession
July 1745Fall of GhentGhentWar of the Austrian Succession
9 July 1745Battle of MelleMelleWar of the Austrian Succession
August 1745Siege of OstendOstend
26 September 1745Siege of AthAthWar of the Austrian Succession
1746Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Austrian Succession
7 June 1746Siege of MonsMons
6 September 1746Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Austrian Succession
11 October 1746Battle of RocouxRocourtWar of the Austrian Succession
2 July 1747Battle of LauffeldRiemstWar of the Austrian Succession
1789Battle of DiestDiestBrabant Revolution
27 October 1789Battle of TurnhoutTurnhoutBrabant Revolution
1789Four Days of GhentGhent
1789Siege of AntwerpAntwerpBrabant Revolution
1789Battle of BrusselsBrussels
22 September 1790Battle of Falmagne
29 April 1792Battle of MarquainMarquainWar of the First Coalition
1792Battle of QuiévrainQuiévrainFrench Revolutionary Wars
6 November 1792Battle of JemappesMonsWar of the First Coalition
1792Flanders CampaignBelgiumFrench Revolutionary Wars
13 November 1792Battle of AnderlechtAnderlecht
1792Siege of AntwerpAntwerp
19 November 1792Siege of NamurNamurFrench Revolutionary Wars
18 March 1793Battle of NeerwindenNeerwindenFrench Revolutionary Wars
31 May 1793Battle of Furnes
9 June 1793Battle of ArlonArlonWar of the First Coalition
13 September 1793Battle of MeninMenenFrench Revolutionary Wars
1793Battle of CourtraiKortrijkFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 October 1793Battle of Furnes
24 October 1793Siege of NieuwpoortNieuwpoort
1794Battle of ArlonArlon
26 April 1794Battle of MouscronMouscronWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1794Battle at CourtraiKortrijkWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1794Battle of GrandrengGrand-RengWar of the First Coalition
20 May 1794Battle of ErquelinnesErquelinnesWar of the First Coalition
22 May 1794Battle of TournayTournaiFrench Revolutionary Wars
30 May 1794Battle of GosseliesGosseliesWar of the First Coalition
1 June 1794Siege of YpresYpresWar of the First Coalition
1794Battle of HoogledeHoogledeWar of the First Coalition
12 June 1794Battle of LambusartFleurusWar of the First Coalition
26 June 1794Battle of FleurusFleurusWar of the First Coalition
18 September 1794Battle of SprimontSprimontFrench Revolutionary Wars
22 October 1798combat de MalinesMechelenPeasants' War
25 October 1798First Battle of LeuvenLeuven
29 October 1798Battle of HerentalsHerentalsPeasants' War
4 November 1798Battle of BornemSint-AmandsPeasants' War
12 November 1798Battle of MeerhoutGeelPeasants' War
13 November 1798Siege of DiestDiest
22 November 1798Battle of MolGeelPeasants' War
2 December 1798Battle of PollareNinovePeasants' War
5 December 1798Battle of HasseltHasseltPeasants' War
1814Battle of HoogstratenHoogstratenWar of the Sixth Coalition
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerpNapoleonic Wars
31 March 1814Battle of CourtraiKortrijkWar of the Sixth Coalition
1815Waterloo CampaignBelgiumNapoleonic Wars
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLignyNapoleonic Wars
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre BrasNapoleonic Wars
18 June 1815Battle of WaterlooWaterloo BattlefieldNapoleonic Wars
18 June 1815Battle of WavreWavreNapoleonic Wars
1830Battle of WalemWalem
1830Battle of BerchemBerchem
1830Bombardment of AntwerpAntwerpBelgian Revolution
11 November 1830Siege of VenloVenloBelgian Revolution
1831Ten Days' CampaignFlandersBelgian–Dutch War
1831Battle of HouthalenHouthalenBelgian–Dutch War
8 August 1831Battle of HasseltHasseltBelgian–Dutch War
1831Battle of KermtKermtBelgian–Dutch War
1831Battle of LeuvenLeuvenBelgian–Dutch War
15 November 1832Siege of AntwerpAntwerp
16 July 1865Battle of la LomaSecond French intervention in Mexico
1902Bloednacht in LeuvenLeuven
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerpWorld War I
August 1914Battle of DinantDinant
4 August 1914Battle of LiègeLiègeWorld War I
1914German invasion of Belgium (1914)BelgiumWorld War I
12 August 1914Battle of HaelenHalenWorld War I
20 August 1914Siege of NamurNamurWorld War I
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiCharleroiWorld War I
22 August 1914Battle of RossignolRossignolWorld War I
1914Battle of VirtonVirtonWorld War I
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMonsWorld War I
1914Action of ElougesÉlougesWorld War I
1914Burning of LouvainLeuvenWorld War I
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraineWorld War I
25 September 1914Battle of BuggenhoutBuggenhoutWorld War I
1914Battle of BerlareBerlare
12 October 1914Battle of MessinesBikschoteWorld War I
16 October 1914Battle of the YserYserWorld War I
1914Battle of DiksmuideDiksmuideWorld War I
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpresWorld War I
10 November 1914Myth of LangemarckLangemarkWorld War I
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpresWorld War I
22 April 1915Battle of Kitcheners' WoodSaint JulienWorld War I
7 May 1915Battle of Hill 60Hill 60World War I
1916Actions of the Bluff, 1916World War I
1916Actions of St Eloi CratersYpresWorld War I
13 June 1916Battle of Mont SorrelYpres SalientWorld War I
1917Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917West FlandersWorld War I
1917Battle of LangemarckYpres SalientWorld War I
1917Operation HushNieuwpoortWorld War I
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest FlandersWorld War I
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres SalientWorld War I
31 July 1917Battle of Pilckem RidgeYpres SalientWorld War I
10 August 1917Capture of WesthoekWest FlandersWorld War I
1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917West FlandersWorld War I
22 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917West FlandersWorld War I
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgiumWorld War I
20 September 1917Capture of Wurst FarmYpresWorld War I
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, ZonnebekeWorld War I
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebekeWorld War I
9 October 1917Battle of PoelcappelleFlandersWorld War I
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendaleWorld War I
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendaleWorld War I
2 December 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917World War I
3 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurWorld War I
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpresWorld War I
17 April 1918Battle of MarkemMerkemWorld War I
23 April 1918Zeebrugge RaidZeebruggeWorld War I
1918First Ostend RaidOstendWorld War I
1918Second Ostend RaidOstendWorld War I
28 September 1918Fifth Battle of YpresBelgiumWorld War I
14 October 1918Battle of CourtraiYpresWorld War I
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast FlandersWorld War I
1940Bombardment Sint-NiklaasSint-NiklaasWorld War II
1940Battle of FranceFranceWorld War II
1940German invasion of BelgiumBelgiumWorld War II
10 May 1940Battle of Fort Eben-EmaelFort Eben-EmaelWorld War II
1940Battle of Bree and BocholtBreeWorld War II
12 May 1940Battle of HannutHannutWorld War II
14 May 1940Battle of GemblouxGemblouxWorld War II
1940Battle of LeuvenLeuvenWorld War II
23 May 1940Battle of the LysKortrijkWorld War II
1940Battle of GijzenzeleOosterzeleWorld War II
1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines CanalYpresWorld War II
1943attack on the Gestapo headquarters in BrusselsBrussels
1943Bombardment of BrusselsBrusselsWorld War II
1944Battle of Lanzerath RidgeBelgiumWorld War II
1944bombardment of TienenTienen
1944Liberation of BelgiumBelgiumWorld War II
4 September 1944Battle of MerksemMerksemWorld War II
8 September 1944Battle of GeelGeelhuman history
1944Battle of MoerbruggeMoerbruggeWorld War II
1944Antwerp XAntwerpWorld War I
1944Operation QueenRurWorld War II
1944Operation StösserHigh FensWorld War II
17 December 1944Losheim GapBüllingenWorld War II
20 December 1944Siege of BastogneBastogneWorld War II
21 December 1944Battle of St. VithSankt VithWorld War II
1944Battle of CineyCiney
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenbornWorld War II
1945Operation BodenplatteBelgiumWorld War II
3 January 1945Battle of BureRochefortWorld War II
date unknownSiege of Ghent (1678)GhentFranco-Dutch War
date unknownBattle of LonderzeelPeasants' War

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