Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Le Havre: contested ground

The ground around Le Havre was fought over 5 times between 1415 and 1944: 1 battle, 1 siege, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign, in 2 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Chef-de-CauxSiege of HarfleurOperation CycleBombing of Le HavreOperation ArielOperation ArielLilleReimsCaenAmiensExeterVersaillesTroyesCherbourg200 km49.493N, 0.105E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Chef-de-Caux, 1415Siege of Harfleur, 1415Operation Cycle, 1940Bombing of Le Havre, 194414151944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
15 August 1415Battle of Chef-de-CauxSeineHundred Years' War
18 August 1415Siege of HarfleurHarfleurHundred Years' War
10 June 1940Operation CycleLe Havre
1944Bombing of Le HavreLe HavreWorld War II
date unknownOperation ArielFranceWorld War II

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.