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contested ground, 5 engagements

Benevento: contested ground

The ground around Benevento was fought over 5 times between 275 BC and 1266: 5 battles, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of BeneventumBattle of BeneventumSecond Battle of BeneventumBattle of BeneventoBattle of BeneventumBattle of BeneventumNaplesSalernoBariTarantoLecceFoggiaBrindisiL'Aquila200 km41.133N, 14.780E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Beneventum, 275 BCBattle of Beneventum, 214 BCBattle of Beneventum, 212 BCSecond Battle of Beneventum, 212 BCBattle of Benevento, 1266275 BC1266
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
275 BCBattle of BeneventumBeneventoPyrrhic War
214 BCBattle of BeneventumBeneventoSecond Punic War
212 BCBattle of BeneventumBeneventoSecond Punic War
212 BCSecond Battle of BeneventumBeneventoSecond Punic War
26 February 1266Battle of BeneventoBeneventoCrusade against the Hohenstaufen

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.