Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Helsingborg: contested ground

The ground around Helsingborg was fought over 5 times between 1362 and 1710: 1 battle, 3 sieges and 1 naval action, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of HelsingborgSiege of HelsingborgSiege of KronborgSiege of HelsingborgBattle of HelsingborgBattle of HelsingborgKøbenhavnMalmöÅrhusOdenseAalborgEsbjergVäxjöHalmstad200 km56.050N, 12.688E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Helsingborg, 1362Siege of Helsingborg, 1368Siege of Kronborg, 1658Siege of Helsingborg, 1678Battle of Helsingborg, 171013621710
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 July 1362Battle of HelsingborgØresundDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
1368Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
16 August 1658Siege of KronborgKronborg CastleDano-Swedish War
9 June 1678Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgScanian War
10 March 1710Battle of HelsingborgRingstorpGreat Northern 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.