Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Avignon: contested ground

The ground around Avignon was fought over 3 times between AD 737 and 1398: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AvignonSiege of AvignonBattle of AvignonBattle of AvignonMarseilleTurinNiceToulouseGrenobleToulonMontpellierNîmes200 km43.955N, 4.814E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Avignon, AD 737Siege of Avignon, 1226Siege of Avignon, 1398AD 7371398
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 737Battle of AvignonAvignonMuslim conquests
10 June 1226Siege of AvignonAvignonAlbigensian Crusade
1398Siege of AvignonAvignonWestern Schism

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.