Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Naples: contested ground

The ground around Naples was fought over 12 times between 327 BC and 1940: 5 battles and 7 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of NeapolisSiege of NaplesSiege of NaplesBattle of the CountsBattle of the NavySiege of NaplesSiege of NaplesSiege of NaplesSiege of NaplesBombing of NaplesBombing of Naples in World War IISiege of NaplesSiege of NaplesSalernoBariTarantoFoggiaBeneventoCasertaBarlettaVatican City200 km40.833N, 14.250E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Neapolis, 327 BCSiege of Naples, AD 536Siege of Naples, AD 542Siege of Naples, 1191Battle of the Counts, 1287Battle of the Navy, 1420Siege of Naples, 1437Siege of Naples, 1438Siege of Naples, 1441Siege of Naples, 1528Bombing of Naples, 1918Bombing of Naples in World War II, 1940327 BC1940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
327 BCCapture of NeapolisNeapolisSecond Samnite War
September AD 536Siege of NaplesNeapolisGothic War of 535–554
October AD 542Siege of NaplesNeapolisGothic War of 535–554
April 1191Siege of NaplesNaples
23 June 1287Battle of the CountsNaplesWar of the Sicilian Vespers
August 1420Battle of the NavyNaplesMediterranean campaign of Alfonso V of Aragon
1437Siege of NaplesNaplesAragonese conquest of Naples
February 1438Siege of NaplesNaplesAragonese conquest of Naples
October 1441Siege of NaplesNaplesAragonese conquest of Naples
March 1528Siege of NaplesNaplesWar of the League of Cognac
1918Bombing of NaplesNaplesWorld War I
1940Bombing of Naples in World War IINaples

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.