Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 17 engagements

Maastricht: contested ground

The ground around Maastricht was fought over 17 times between 1204 and 1940: 4 battles and 13 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 17 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSpanish Fury at MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtCapture of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtBattle of LauffeldSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtSiege of MaastrichtBattle of MaastrichtBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelFrankfurtBrusselsLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonn200 km50.853N, 5.679E
17 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Maastricht, 1204Siege of Maastricht, 1267Siege of Maastricht, 1303Siege of Maastricht, 1334Siege of Maastricht, 1407Spanish Fury at Maastricht, 1576Siege of Maastricht, 1579Capture of Maastricht, 1632Siege of Maastricht, 1634Siege of Maastricht, 1673Siege of Maastricht, 1676Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1793Siege of Maastricht, 1794Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, 1940Battle of Maastricht, 194012041940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
October 1204Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtLiège-Brabant Wars
1267Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht
April 1303Siege of MaastrichtWyck
February 1334Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht
24 November 1407Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht
20 October 1576Spanish Fury at MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
1 July 1579Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
9 June 1632Capture of MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
30 June 1634Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
1673Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtFranco-Dutch War
6 July 1676Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtFranco-Dutch War
2 July 1747Battle of LauffeldRiemstWar of the Austrian Succession
15 April 1748Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtWar of the Austrian Succession
6 February 1793Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtWar of the First Coalition
19 September 1794Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtWar of the First Coalition
10 May 1940Battle of Fort Eben-EmaelFort Eben-EmaelWorld War II
10 May 1940Battle of MaastrichtMaastrichtWorld 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.