Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Breisach: contested ground

The ground around Breisach was fought over 5 times between 1638 and 1704: 1 battle and 4 sieges. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Vieux-BrisachSiege of Vieux-BrisachSiege of Vieux-BrisachCapture of Vieux-BrisachSiege of BreisachSiege of BreisachZürichBernStuttgartStrasbourgBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancy200 km48.030N, 7.580E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Vieux-Brisach, 1638Siege of Breisach, 1638Siege of Vieux-Brisach, 1677Siege of Vieux-Brisach, 1703Capture of Vieux-Brisach, 170416381704
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1638Siege of Vieux-BrisachBreisach
18 August 1638Siege of BreisachBreisachThirty Years' War
1677Siege of Vieux-BrisachBreisach
1703Siege of Vieux-BrisachBreisach
1704Capture of Vieux-BrisachBreisach

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.