Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Coevorden: contested ground

The ground around Coevorden was fought over 3 times between 1592 and 1672: 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CoevordenSiege of CoevordenSiege of CoevordenSiege of CoevordenAmsterdamHamburgThe HagueRotterdamBremenHanoverUtrechtHaarlem200 km52.667N, 6.750E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Coevorden, 1592Siege of Coevorden, 1593Siege of Coevorden, 167215921672
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 July 1592Siege of CoevordenCoevordenEighty Years' War
28 October 1593Siege of CoevordenCoevordenEighty Years' War
29 June 1672Siege of CoevordenCoevordenFranco-Dutch 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.