Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Brussels: contested ground

The ground around Brussels was fought over 9 times between 1356 and 1943: 4 battles, 4 sieges and 1 campaign, in 5 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ScheutSiege of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsBombardment of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsBattle of AnderlechtBombardment of BrusselsGerman invasion of Belgium (1914)German invasion of Belgium (1914)LilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnWiesbadenCharleroi200 km50.841N, 4.344E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Scheut, 1356Siege of Brussels, 1356Siege of Brussels, 1584Bombardment of Brussels, 1695Siege of Brussels, 1708Siege of Brussels, 1746Battle of Anderlecht, 1792German invasion of Belgium (1914), 1914Bombardment of Brussels, 194313561943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 August 1356Battle of ScheutScheut
17 August 1356Siege of BrusselsBrussels
the 1584sSiege of BrusselsBrussels metropolitan areaEighty Years' War
1695Bombardment of BrusselsCoop of Brussels
November 1708Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Spanish Succession
1746Siege of BrusselsBrusselsWar of the Austrian Succession
13 November 1792Battle of AnderlechtAnderlecht
1914German invasion of Belgium (1914)BelgiumWorld War I
1943Bombardment of BrusselsBrusselsWorld 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.