Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Aden: contested ground

The ground around Aden was fought over 3 times between 1513 and 1839: 1 battle, 1 siege and 1 naval action, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AdenAden ExpeditionCapture of AdenCapture of AdenDjiboutiTaizzAssabLahijObockIbbAl BaydaTadjoura200 km12.786N, 45.041E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Aden, 1513Capture of Aden, 1548Aden Expedition, 183915131839
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 March 1513Siege of AdenAden
26 February 1548Capture of AdenAdenOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
January 1839Aden ExpeditionColony of Aden

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.