Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Nice: contested ground

The ground around Nice was fought over 3 times between 1543 and 1944: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of NiceBattle of NiceSiege of NiceSiege of NiceMarseilleGenoaToulonMontpellierPisaNîmesParmaLivorno200 km43.697N, 7.270E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Nice, 1543Siege of Nice, 1705Battle of Nice, 194415431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 August 1543Siege of NiceNiceFrance–Habsburg rivalry
15 March 1705Siege of NiceNiceWar of the Spanish Succession
28 August 1944Battle of NiceNiceWorld 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.