Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Hohenmölsen: contested ground

The ground around Hohenmölsen was fought over 3 times between 1080 and 1813: 3 battles, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle on the ElsterBattle of LützenBattle of LützenBattle of LützenFrankfurtPragueDresdenHanoverWiesbadenOsnabrückMagdeburgPotsdam200 km51.217N, 12.164E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle on the Elster, 1080Battle of Lützen, 1632Battle of Lützen, 181310801813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
14 October 1080Battle on the ElsterHohenmölsenSaxon revolt of 1077–1088
16 November 1632Battle of LützenLeipzigThirty Years' War
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschenWar of the Sixth Coalition

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.