Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Narva: contested ground

The ground around Narva was fought over 12 times between 1496 and 1944: 6 battles, 5 sieges and 1 campaign, in 4 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Assault on IvangorodSiege of NarvaSiege of NarvaSiege of NarvaSiege of NarvaBattle for NarvaBattle for Narva BridgeheadNarva Offensive February 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva OffensiveNarva OffensiveBattle of NarvaBattle of NarvaSt. PetersburgHelsinkiTallinnVelikiy NovgorodTartuPärnuGatchinaVolkhov200 km59.380N, 28.200E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Assault on Ivangorod, 1496Siege of Narva, 1558Siege of Narva, 1581Siege of Narva, 1700Battle of Narva, 1700Siege of Narva, 1704Battle for Narva, 1944Battle for Narva Bridgehead, 1944Narva Offensive February 1944, 1944March 1944 Narva Offensive, 1944Narva Offensive, 1944Narva Offensive, 194414961944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1496Assault on IvangorodIvangorodRusso-Swedish War of 1495–1497
1558Siege of NarvaNarvaLivonian War
1581Siege of NarvaNarvaLivonian War
September 1700Siege of NarvaNarva
30 November 1700Battle of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
27 June 1704Siege of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
1944Battle for NarvaNarvaWorld War II
2 February 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadNarvaWorld War II
15 February 1944Narva Offensive February 1944NarvaWorld War II
1 March 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld War II
18 March 1944Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld War II
1944Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld 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.