Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Leuven: contested ground

The ground around Leuven was fought over 3 times between AD 891 and 1798: 2 battles and 1 siege. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LeuvenFirst Battle of LeuvenBattle of LeuvenBattle of LeuvenFrankfurtBrusselsThe HagueLilleCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonn200 km50.878N, 4.700E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Leuven, AD 891Siege of Leuven, 1635First Battle of Leuven, 1798AD 8911798
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 891Battle of LeuvenLeuven
24 June 1635Siege of LeuvenLeuvenThirty Years' War
25 October 1798First Battle of LeuvenLeuven

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.