Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Arras: contested ground

The ground around Arras was fought over 6 times between 1194 and 1917: 2 battles and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ArrasSiege of ArrasSiege of ArrasBattle of ArrasBattle of ArrasBattle of ArrasBattle of ArrasBrusselsLe HavreLilleAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfRouenBrighton200 km50.289N, 2.780E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Arras, 1194Siege of Arras, 1414Siege of Arras, 1640Battle of Arras, 1654Battle of Arras, 1914Battle of Arras, 191711941917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1194Siege of ArrasArras
20 July 1414Siege of ArrasArras
9 July 1640Siege of ArrasArrasThirty Years' War
23 August 1654Battle of ArrasArrasFranco-Spanish War
1914Battle of ArrasArrasWorld War I
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArrasWorld War I

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.