Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Caen: contested ground

The ground around Caen was fought over 9 times between 1346 and 1944: 2 battles, 3 sieges and 4 campaigns, in 2 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CaenSiege of CaenSiege of CaenOperation AtlanticBombing of CaenOperation WindsorOperation CharnwoodOperation TotalizeBattle for CaenBattle for CaenLe HavreRennesRouenPlymouthLe MansAmiensVersaillesCherbourg200 km49.184N, 0.376W
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Caen, 1346Siege of Caen, 1417Siege of Caen, 1450Operation Atlantic, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Bombing of Caen, 1944Operation Windsor, 1944Operation Charnwood, 1944Operation Totalize, 194413461944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
June 1346Battle of CaenCaenHundred Years' War
20 September 1417Siege of CaenCaenHundred Years' War
1450Siege of CaenCaen
1944Operation AtlanticCaenWorld War II
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaenWorld War II
1944Bombing of CaenCaenWorld War II
1944Operation WindsorCarpiquetWorld War II
1944Operation CharnwoodWorld War II
1944Operation TotalizeNormandyWorld 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.