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contested ground, 6 engagements

Mannheim: contested ground

The ground around Mannheim was fought over 6 times between 1462 and 1849: 5 battles and 1 siege, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of MannheimSiege of MannheimBattle of MaudachBattle of MannheimBattle of LudwigshafenBattle of SeckenheimBattle of SeckenheimFrankfurtStuttgartNürnbergStrasbourgLuxembourgSaarbrückenWiesbadenMetz200 km49.481N, 8.450E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Seckenheim, 1462Capture of Mannheim, 1622Siege of Mannheim, 1795Battle of Maudach, 1796Battle of Mannheim, 1799Battle of Ludwigshafen, 184914621849
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
30 June 1462Battle of SeckenheimMannheimBavarian War
20 October 1622Capture of MannheimMannheimThirty Years' War
18 October 1795Siege of MannheimMannheimWar of the First Coalition
15 June 1796Battle of MaudachLudwigshafenWar of the First Coalition
18 September 1799Battle of MannheimMannheimWar of the Second Coalition
June 1849Battle of LudwigshafenLudwigshafenPalatine Uprising

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.