Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Chartres: contested ground

The ground around Chartres was fought over 3 times between AD 911 and 1591: 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ChartresSiege of ChartresSiege of ChartresSiege of ChartresLe HavreRennesRouenToursOrléansReimsCaenDijon200 km48.450N, 1.487E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Chartres, AD 911Siege of Chartres, 1568Siege of Chartres, 1591AD 9111591
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 July AD 911Siege of ChartresChartresviking expansion
15 March 1568Siege of ChartresChartresFrench Wars of Religion
10 February 1591Siege of ChartresChartres

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.