Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Delhi: contested ground

The ground around Delhi was fought over 4 times between 1299 and 1857: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of KiliMongol invasion of India, 1303Siege of DelhiSiege of DelhiSiege of DelhiMeerutFaridabadAligarhMoradabadBareillySikarShahjahanpurPanipat200 km28.661N, 77.224E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Kili, 1299Mongol invasion of India, 1303, 1303Siege of Delhi, 1804Siege of Delhi, 185712991857
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1299Battle of KiliKili IslandMongol invasions and conquests
1303Mongol invasion of India, 1303Old DelhiMongol invasions of India
8 October 1804Siege of DelhiDelhiSecond Anglo-Maratha War
8 June 1857Siege of DelhiDelhiIndian Mutiny of 1857

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.