Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 11 engagements

Lille: contested ground

The ground around Lille was fought over 11 times between 1054 and 1940: 11 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 11 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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11 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Lille, 1054Siege of Lille, 1128Sieges of Lille, 1213Siege of Lille, 1297Siege of Lille, 1302Siege of Lille, 1304Siege of Lille, 1667Siege of Lille, 1708Siege de Lille, 1792Siege of Lille, 1914Siege of Lille, 194010541940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1054Siege of LilleLille
April 1128Siege of LilleLille
May 1213Sieges of LilleLille
23 June 1297Siege of LilleLille
1 August 1302Siege of LilleLille
24 August 1304Siege of LilleLille
1667Siege of LilleLilleWar of Devolution
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLilleWar of the Spanish Succession
25 September 1792Siege de LilleLilleWar of the First Coalition
11 October 1914Siege of LilleLille
28 May 1940Siege of LilleLilleWorld 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.