Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Mons: contested ground

The ground around Mons was fought over 6 times between 1572 and 1914: 3 battles and 3 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MonsBattle of Saint-DenisSiege of MonsSiege of MonsBattle of JemappesBattle of MonsBattle of MonsBrusselsLe HavreLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.462N, 3.951E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Mons, 1572Battle of Saint-Denis, 1678Siege of Mons, 1691Siege of Mons, 1746Battle of Jemappes, 1792Battle of Mons, 191415721914
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
19 September 1572Siege of MonsMonsEighty Years' War
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-DenisFranco-Dutch War
15 March 1691Siege of MonsMonsNine Years' War
7 June 1746Siege of MonsMons
6 November 1792Battle of JemappesMonsWar of the First Coalition
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMonsWorld 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.