Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Namur: contested ground

The ground around Namur was fought over 8 times between 54 BC and 1918: 1 battle and 7 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of NamurSiege of NamurSiege of NamurSiege of NamurSiege of NamurSiege of NamurBattle of the SambreSiege of NamurSiege of NamurFrankfurtBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorf200 km50.467N, 4.867E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Namur, 54 BCSiege of Namur, 1692Siege of Namur, 1695Siege of Namur, 1704Siege of Namur, 1746Siege of Namur, 1792Siege of Namur, 1914Battle of the Sambre, 191854 BC1918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
54 BCSiege of NamurNamurGallic War
1692Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
1695Siege of NamurNamurNine Years' War
1704Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Spanish Succession
6 September 1746Siege of NamurNamurWar of the Austrian Succession
19 November 1792Siege of NamurNamurFrench Revolutionary Wars
20 August 1914Siege of NamurNamurWorld War I
4 November 1918Battle of the SambreSambreKyle Hunter

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.