Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Alkmaar: contested ground

The ground around Alkmaar was fought over 4 times between AD 28 and 1799: 3 battles and 1 siege, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Baduhenna WoodSiege of AlkmaarBattle of AlkmaarBattle of BergenBattle of BergenAmsterdamThe HagueRotterdamBremenUtrechtHaarlemMünsterOsnabrück200 km52.633N, 4.723E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Alkmaar, 1573Battle of Bergen, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799AD 281799
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 28Battle of Baduhenna WoodHeilooGermanic Wars
8 October 1573Siege of AlkmaarAlkmaarEighty Years' War
19 September 1799Battle of BergenBergenFrench Revolutionary Wars
2 October 1799Battle of AlkmaarAlkmaarWar of the Second Coalition

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.