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contested ground, 3 engagements

Grenada: contested ground

The ground around Grenada was fought over 3 times between 1779 and 1983: 2 battles and 1 naval action, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of GrenadaBattle of Grenada1983 Invasion of Grenada1983 Invasion of GrenadaBridgetownKingstownPorlamarLa Asunción200 km12.050N, 61.750W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Grenada, 1779Battle of Grenada, 17791983 Invasion of Grenada, 198317791983
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2 July 1779Capture of GrenadaGrenadaAmerican Revolutionary War
6 July 1779Battle of GrenadaGrenadaAmerican Revolutionary War
19831983 Invasion of GrenadaGrenadahuman history

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.