Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Nagapattinam: contested ground

The ground around Nagapattinam was fought over 4 times between 1746 and 1782: 1 siege and 3 naval actions, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Action of 6 July 1746Battle of NegapatamSiege of NegapatamBattle of NegapatamBattle of NegapatamMaduraiTiruchirappalliSalemPuducherryJaffnaDindigulTiruppurCuddalore200 km10.770N, 79.842E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Battle of Negapatam, 1758Siege of Negapatam, 1781Battle of Negapatam, 178217461782
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 July 1746Action of 6 July 1746NagapattinamWar of the Austrian Succession
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamBay of BengalSeven Years' War
21 October 1781Siege of NegapatamNagapattinamFourth Anglo-Dutch War
6 July 1782Battle of NegapatamBay of BengalAmerican Revolutionary War

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.