Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Cartagena: contested ground

The ground around Cartagena was fought over 5 times between 209 BC and 1873: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaBattle of CartagenaSiege of CartagenaBattle of New CarthageBattle of New CarthageMurciaGranada‎AlicanteAlmeríaJaénLorcaLinares200 km37.600N, 0.983W
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of New Carthage, 209 BCBattle of Cartagena, 206 BCBattle of Cartagena, 1643Battle of Cartagena, 1758Siege of Cartagena, 1873209 BC1873
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
209 BCBattle of New CarthageQart HadashtSecond Punic War
206 BCBattle of CartagenaCarthago NovaSecond Punic War
3 September 1643Battle of CartagenaCartagenaFranco-Spanish War
28 February 1758Battle of CartagenaCartagenaSeven Years' War
15 August 1873Siege of CartagenaCartagenaCantonal revolution

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.