Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 15 engagements

Belgrade: contested ground

The ground around Belgrade was fought over 15 times between AD 592 and 1944: 4 battles and 11 sieges, in 11 different wars. All 15 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Avar sieges of SingidunumSiege of BelgradeSiege of ZemunSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeCapture of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeBombardment of BelgradeFall of Belgrade (1915)Bombing of Belgrade in 1941Allied bombing of Belgrade (1944)Siege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeSarajevoTimișoaraCraiovaNovi SadBanja LukaČačakTuzlaOsijek200 km44.819N, 20.458E
15 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Avar sieges of Singidunum, AD 592Siege of Belgrade, 1456Siege of Belgrade, 1521Siege of Zemun, 1521Siege of Belgrade, 1688Siege of Belgrade, 1690Siege of Belgrade, 1717Capture of Belgrade, 1739Siege of Belgrade, 1787Siege of Belgrade, 1789Siege of Belgrade, 1806Bombardment of Belgrade, 1914Fall of Belgrade (1915), 1915Bombing of Belgrade in 1941, 1941Allied bombing of Belgrade (1944), 1944AD 5921944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 592Avar sieges of SingidunumBelgradeAvar–Byzantine Wars
4 July 1456Siege of BelgradeBelgradeSerbian–Ottoman Wars
25 June 1521Siege of BelgradeBelgradeHungarian–Ottoman War
3 July 1521Siege of ZemunZemun
30 July 1688Siege of BelgradeBelgradeGreat Turkish War
2 October 1690Siege of BelgradeBelgradeGreat Turkish War
18 June 1717Siege of BelgradeBelgradeAustro-Turkish War of 1716–1718
July 1739Capture of BelgradeBelgradeAustro-Turkish War
2 December 1787Siege of BelgradeBelgradeAustro-Turkish Wars
15 September 1789Siege of BelgradeBelgradeAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
12 December 1806Siege of BelgradeBelgrade FortressFirst Serbian Uprising
1914Bombardment of BelgradeBelgradeWorld War I
5 October 1915Fall of Belgrade (1915)BelgradeWorld War I
6 April 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941BelgradeWorld War II
1944Allied bombing of Belgrade (1944)Kingdom of YugoslaviaWorld 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.