Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Copenhagen: contested ground

The ground around Copenhagen was fought over 9 times between 1289 and 1945: 2 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 6 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CopenhagenSiege of CopenhagenSiege of CopenhagueSiege of CopenhagueSiege Of CopenhagenAssault on CopenhagenBattle of CopenhagenOperation CarthageBattle of CopenhagenBattle of CopenhagenMalmöÅrhusOdenseFlensburgHelsingborgEsbjergVäxjöHalmstad200 km55.678N, 12.573E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Copenhagen, 1289Siege of Copenhagen, 1368Siege of Copenhague, 1523Siege of Copenhague, 1535Siege Of Copenhagen, 1658Assault on Copenhagen, 1659Battle of Copenhagen, 1801Battle of Copenhagen, 1807Operation Carthage, 194512891945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 July 1289Siege of CopenhagenCopenhagenWar of the Outlaws
4 April 1368Siege of CopenhagenCopenhagenDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
May 1523Siege of CopenhagueCopenhagen
29 July 1535Siege of CopenhagueCopenhagen
February 1658Siege Of CopenhagenCopenhagen
11 February 1659Assault on CopenhagenCopenhagenSiege Of Copenhagen
2 April 1801Battle of CopenhagenCopenhagenWar of the Second Coalition
1807Battle of CopenhagenCopenhagenGunboat War
1945Operation CarthageCopenhagenWorld War II

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.