Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

London: contested ground

The ground around London was fought over 8 times between AD 60 and 1980: 4 battles, 3 sieges and 1 campaign, in 4 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of LondiniumSiege of the Tower of LondonSiege of Sidney StreetSecond Great Fire of LondonOperation SteinbockBalcombe Street SiegeIranian Embassy Siegethe Blitzthe BlitzBirminghamLilleCardiffBrightonPortsmouthCoventryPlymouthLuton200 km51.512N, 0.113W
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Londinium, AD 60Siege of the Tower of London, 1460Siege of Sidney Street, 1911the Blitz, 1940Second Great Fire of London, 1940Operation Steinbock, 1944Balcombe Street Siege, 1975Iranian Embassy Siege, 1980AD 601980
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 60Battle of LondiniumLondiniumRoman conquest of Britain
1460Siege of the Tower of LondonLondon
3 January 1911Siege of Sidney StreetEast End of London
1940the BlitzUnited Kingdomhome front during World War II
1940Second Great Fire of LondonLondonhome front during World War II
1944Operation SteinbockWorld War II
1975Balcombe Street Siege
30 April 1980Iranian Embassy SiegeSouth KensingtonArab separatism in Khuzestan

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.