Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 30 engagements

Gibraltar: contested ground

The ground around Gibraltar was fought over 30 times between 206 BC and 1988: 1 battle, 20 sieges, 6 naval actions and 3 campaigns, in 14 different wars. All 30 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CarteiaSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasFirst Siege of GibraltarSiege of AlgecirasSecond Siege of GibraltarThird Siege of GibraltarFourth Siege of GibraltarSiege of AlgecirasFifth Siege of GibraltarSiege of AlgecirasSiege of AlgecirasSixth Siege of GibraltarSeventh Siege of GibraltarEighth siege of GibraltarNinth Siege of GibraltarBattle of GibraltarTenth Siege of GibraltarBattle of GibraltarBattle of GibraltarCapture of GibraltarTwelfth Siege of GibraltarThirteenth Siege of GibraltarGreat Siege of GibraltarAlgeciras CampaignFirst Battle of AlgecirasConvoy de la VictoriaOperation TracerOperation FlaviusOperation PedestalOperation PedestalTangierGranada‎CádizMelillaCeutaMálagaKsar El KebirAlmería200 km36.137N, 5.383W
30 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Carteia, 206 BCSiege of Algeciras, AD 859Siege of Algeciras, 1278First Siege of Gibraltar, 1309Siege of Algeciras, 1309Second Siege of Gibraltar, 1315Third Siege of Gibraltar, 1333Fourth Siege of Gibraltar, 1333Siege of Algeciras, 1342Fifth Siege of Gibraltar, 1349Siege of Algeciras, 1350Siege of Algeciras, 1369Sixth Siege of Gibraltar, 1411Seventh Siege of Gibraltar, 1436Eighth siege of Gibraltar, 1462Ninth Siege of Gibraltar, 1466Battle of Gibraltar, 1476Tenth Siege of Gibraltar, 1506Battle of Gibraltar, 1607Battle of Gibraltar, 1621Capture of Gibraltar, 1704Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, 1704Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar, 1727Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779Algeciras Campaign, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Convoy de la Victoria, 1936Operation Tracer, 1941Operation Pedestal, 1942Operation Flavius, 1988206 BC1988
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
206 BCBattle of CarteiaCarteiaSecond Punic War
AD 859Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasNorman expedition of 859
June 1278Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasReconquista
1309First Siege of GibraltarGibraltarReconquista
June 1309Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasReconquista
1315Second Siege of GibraltarGibraltar
February 1333Third Siege of GibraltarGibraltarMoorish Gibraltar
June 1333Fourth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarMoorish Gibraltar
3 August 1342Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasReconquista
August 1349Fifth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarMoorish Gibraltar
March 1350Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasCastilian Civil War
28 July 1369Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasReconquista
1411Sixth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarMoorish Gibraltar
1436Seventh Siege of GibraltarGibraltar
July 1462Eighth siege of GibraltarGibraltarReconquista
April 1466Ninth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar
1476Battle of GibraltarGibraltarWar of the Castilian Succession
September 1506Tenth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar
25 April 1607Battle of GibraltarBay of GibraltarEighty Years' War
10 August 1621Battle of GibraltarBay of GibraltarEighty Years' War
4 August 1704Capture of GibraltarGibraltarWar of the Spanish Succession
September 1704Twelfth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarWar of the Spanish Succession
11 February 1727Thirteenth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarAnglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729
24 June 1779Great Siege of GibraltarGibraltarAmerican Revolutionary War
1801Algeciras CampaignStrait of GibraltarWar of the Second Coalition
6 July 1801First Battle of AlgecirasBay of GibraltarWar of the Second Coalition
5 August 1936Convoy de la VictoriaMediterranean SeaSpanish Civil War
1941Operation TracerGibraltar
3 August 1942Operation PedestalMediterranean SeaWorld War II
1988Operation FlaviusWinston Churchill AvenueThe Troubles

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.