Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Cádiz: contested ground

The ground around Cádiz was fought over 9 times between 1596 and 1823: 5 battles, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 7 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of CadizCádiz ExpeditionBattle of CádizBattle of CádizAssault on CadizSiege of CádizBattle of PortazgoBattle of TrocaderoBattle of CádizBattle of CádizSevilleTangierGranada‎GibraltarCeutaMálagaHuelvaPortimão200 km36.525N, 6.259W
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Cadiz, 1596Cádiz Expedition, 1625Battle of Cádiz, 1640Battle of Cádiz, 1656Battle of Cádiz, 1702Assault on Cadiz, 1797Siege of Cádiz, 1810Battle of Portazgo, 1810Battle of Trocadero, 182315961823
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
30 June 1596Capture of CadizBay of Cádiz
1625Cádiz ExpeditionCádizEighty Years' War
21 July 1640Battle of CádizBay of CádizFranco-Spanish War
9 September 1656Battle of CádizBay of CádizAnglo-Spanish War
23 August 1702Battle of CádizCádizWar of the Spanish Succession
June 1797Assault on CadizCádizFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 February 1810Siege of CádizCádizPeninsular War
5 February 1810Battle of PortazgoSan FernandoPeninsular War
31 August 1823Battle of TrocaderoIsla del TrocaderoRoyalist War

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.