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contested ground, 3 engagements

Carcassonne: contested ground

The ground around Carcassonne was fought over 3 times between AD 725 and 1240: 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CarcassonneSiege of CarcassonneSiege of CarcassonneSiege of CarcassonneMarseilleToulouseAndorraToulonMontpellierNîmesBéziersAgen200 km43.214N, 2.352E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Carcassonne, AD 725Siege of Carcassonne, 1209Siege of Carcassonne, 1240AD 7251240
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 725Siege of CarcassonneCarcassonneMuslim conquests
1 August 1209Siege of CarcassonneCarcassonneAlbigensian Crusade
7 September 1240Siege of CarcassonneCarcassonne

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.