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contested ground, 3 engagements

Castelló d'Empúries: contested ground

The ground around Castelló d'Empúries was fought over 3 times between 1653 and 1874: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Castelló d'Empúries1874 Castelló d'Empúries fireBattle of CastellónBattle of CastellónBarcelonaMarseilleAndorraToulonTarragonaBéziersMataróPerpignan200 km42.257N, 3.078E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Castelló d'Empúries, 1653Battle of Castellón, 18091874 Castelló d'Empúries fire, 187416531874
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 June 1653Siege of Castelló d'EmpúriesCastelló d'EmpúriesReapers' War
1 January 1809Battle of CastellónCastelló d'EmpúriesPeninsular War
3 November 18741874 Castelló d'Empúries fireCastelló d'EmpúriesThird Carlist 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.