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contested ground, 7 engagements

Calais: contested ground

The ground around Calais was fought over 7 times between 1346 and 1940: 6 sieges and 1 campaign, in 4 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CalaisReims CampaignSiege of CalaisSiege of CalaisSiege of CalaisSiege of CalaisSiege of CalaisSiege of CalaisBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamAntwerpenUtrechtBrightonPortsmouth200 km50.954N, 1.852E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Calais, 1346Siege of Calais, 1349Reims Campaign, 1359Siege of Calais, 1436Siege of Calais, 1558Siege of Calais, 1596Siege of Calais, 194013461940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 September 1346Siege of CalaisCalaisHundred Years' War
31 December 1349Siege of CalaisCalaisHundred Years' War
1359Reims CampaignHundred Years' War
1436Siege of CalaisCalaisHundred Years' War
1 January 1558Siege of CalaisCalaisAnglo-French War of 1557–1559
April 1596Siege of CalaisCalaisFrench Wars of Religion
1940Siege of CalaisCalaisWorld 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.