Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 14 engagements

Lleida: contested ground

The ground around Lleida was fought over 14 times between AD 800 and 1938: 4 battles and 10 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 14 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LleidaSiege of LéridaSiege of LéridaSiege of LleidaSiege of LleidaBattle of LleidaSiege of LleidaSiege of LéridaSiege of LleidaSiege of LleidaNovember 1937 bombing of LleidaBattle of LéridaMarch 1938 bombing of LleidaSiege of LéridaSiege of LéridaBarcelonaZaragozaPamplonaAndorraLogroñoTarragonaMataróPerpignan200 km41.617N, 0.628E
14 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Lleida, AD 800Siege of Lérida, AD 884Siege of Lérida, AD 942Siege of Lleida, 1122Siege of Lleida, 1413Battle of Lleida, 1642Siege of Lleida, 1644Siege of Lérida, 1646Siege of Lleida, 1647Siege of Lleida, 1707Siege of Lérida, 1810November 1937 bombing of Lleida, 1937Battle of Lérida, 1938March 1938 bombing of Lleida, 1938AD 8001938
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 800Siege of LleidaMedina LaridaCarolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 884Siege of LéridaMedina LaridaReconquista
June AD 942Siege of LéridaMedina LaridaHungarian invasions of Europe
May 1122Siege of LleidaMedina LaridaReconquista
May 1413Siege of LleidaLleidaCount of Urgell's revolt
7 October 1642Battle of LleidaLleidaReapers' War
May 1644Siege of LleidaLleidaReapers' War
12 May 1646Siege of LéridaLleidaReapers' War
12 May 1647Siege of LleidaLleidaReapers' War
11 October 1707Siege of LleidaLleidaWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
23 April 1810Siege of LéridaLleidaPeninsular War
1937November 1937 bombing of LleidaLleidaSpanish Civil War
27 March 1938Battle of LéridaLleida
1938March 1938 bombing of LleidaLleidaSpanish Civil 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.