Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Alicante: contested ground

The ground around Alicante was fought over 8 times between 1691 and 1938: 5 battles and 3 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Bombardment of AlicanteBombardment of AlicanteFirst Siege of AlicanteSecond Siege of AlicanteSiege of AlicanteBattle of AlicanteBombardment of AlicanteBombing of AlicanteBombing of AlicanteValenciaMurciaGranada‎PalmaCartagenaAlbaceteJaénLorca200 km38.349N, 0.483W
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Bombardment of Alicante, 1691Bombardment of Alicante, 1705First Siege of Alicante, 1706Second Siege of Alicante, 1706Siege of Alicante, 1708Battle of Alicante, 1812Bombardment of Alicante, 1873Bombing of Alicante, 193816911938
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1691Bombardment of AlicanteAlicanteNine Years' War
1705Bombardment of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession
January 1706First Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
8 August 1706Second Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession
3 December 1708Siege of AlicanteAlicanteWar of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
16 January 1812Battle of AlicanteAlicantePeninsular War
1873Bombardment of AlicanteAlicanteCantonal revolution
1938Bombing of AlicanteMercado Central de AlicanteSpanish Civil War

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.