Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Antwerp: contested ground

The ground around Antwerp was fought over 9 times between 1567 and 1944: 5 battles and 4 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of OosterweelBattle of BorgerhoutFrench FuryFall of AntwerpBattle of EkerenSiege of AntwerpSiege of AntwerpBattle of MerksemSiege of AntwerpSiege of AntwerpAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneDüsseldorfBonn200 km51.228N, 4.410E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Oosterweel, 1567Battle of Borgerhout, 1579French Fury, 1583Fall of Antwerp, 1584Battle of Ekeren, 1703Siege of Antwerp, 1814Siege of Antwerp, 1832Siege of Antwerp, 1914Battle of Merksem, 194415671944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 March 1567Battle of OosterweelAntwerpEighty Years' War
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhoutEighty Years' War
17 January 1583French FuryAntwerpEighty Years' War
July 1584Fall of AntwerpAntwerpEighty Years' War
30 June 1703Battle of EkerenEkerenWar of the Spanish Succession
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerpNapoleonic Wars
15 November 1832Siege of AntwerpAntwerp
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerpWorld War I
4 September 1944Battle of MerksemMerksemWorld War II

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.