Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Geertruidenberg: contested ground

The ground around Geertruidenberg was fought over 3 times between 1573 and 1945: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of GeertruidenbergBattle for the Kapelsche VeerSiege of GeertruidenbergSiege of GeertruidenbergAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorf200 km51.703N, 4.883E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Geertruidenberg, 1573Siege of Geertruidenberg, 1593Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, 194515731945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 August 1573Capture of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenbergEighty Years' War
27 March 1593Siege of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenbergEighty Years' War
26 January 1945Battle for the Kapelsche VeerWorld 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.