Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Magdeburg: contested ground

The ground around Magdeburg was fought over 3 times between 1631 and 1813: 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MagdeburgSiege of MagdeburgSack of MagdeburgSack of MagdeburgBerlinDresdenBremenHanoverLeipzigMünsterOsnabrückPotsdam200 km52.133N, 11.617E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Sack of Magdeburg, 1631Siege of Magdeburg, 1806Siege of Magdeburg, 181316311813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 May 1631Sack of MagdeburgMagdeburgThirty Years' War
1806Siege of MagdeburgMagdeburgCampaigns of Prussia and Poland
15 September 1813Siege of MagdeburgMagdeburgWar of the Sixth Coalition

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.