Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Dardanelles: contested ground

The ground around Dardanelles was fought over 5 times between 317 BC and 1912: 2 battles and 3 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ByzantiumBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of ElliBattle of the HellespontBattle of the HellespontBursaBalıkesirTekirdağSeresXanthiMitiliniVolosLüleburgaz200 km40.200N, 26.400E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Byzantium, 317 BCBattle of the Hellespont, AD 324Battle of the Dardanelles, 1656Battle of the Dardanelles, 1657Battle of Elli, 1912317 BC1912
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
317 BCBattle of ByzantiumSecond War of the Diadochi
June AD 324Battle of the HellespontDardanelles
26 June 1656Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesCretan War of 1645-1669
17 July 1657Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesCretan War of 1645-1669
16 December 1912Battle of ElliFirst Balkan 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.