Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Hanoi: contested ground

The ground around Hanoi was fought over 4 times between AD 863 and 1946: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SongpingSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of HanoiBattle of HanoiHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhThanh HóaViệt TrìQinzhouSơn TâyHong Gai200 km21.029N, 105.837E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Songping, AD 863Siege of Đông Quan, 1418Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1873Battle of Hanoi, 1946AD 8631946
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 863Siege of Songping
1418Siege of Đông QuanHanoiLam Sơn uprising
21 December 1873Battle of Cầu Giấy
19 December 1946Battle of HanoiHanoiFirst Indochina 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.