Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Maubeuge: contested ground

The ground around Maubeuge was fought over 3 times between 1793 and 1914: 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MaubeugeSiege of MaubeugeSiege of MaubeugeSiege of MaubeugeBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.278N, 3.973E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Maubeuge, 1793Siege of Maubeuge, 1815Siege of Maubeuge, 191417931914
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
30 September 1793Siege of MaubeugeMaubeugeFrench Revolution
20 June 1815Siege of MaubeugeMaubeuge
24 August 1914Siege of MaubeugeMaubeugeWorld War I

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.