Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Moscow: contested ground

The ground around Moscow was fought over 5 times between 1238 and 1941: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MoscowSiege of MoscowSiege of MoscowSiege of MoscowBattle of MoscowBattle of MoscowRyazanTverVladimirPodolskNoginskKovrovSerpukhovMurom200 km55.755N, 37.621E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Moscow, 1238Siege of Moscow, 1382Siege of Moscow, 1439Siege of Moscow, 1618Battle of Moscow, 194112381941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1238Siege of MoscowMoscow
1382Siege of MoscowMoscowMiddle Ages
3 July 1439Siege of MoscowMoscowRusso-Kazan Wars
September 1618Siege of MoscowMoscowPolish–Muscovite War
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow OblastWorld 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.