Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

North Sea: contested ground

The ground around North Sea was fought over 8 times between 1253 and 1940: 3 battles, 1 siege and 4 naval actions, in 4 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of FlushingSiege of MiddelburgBattle of FlushingBattles of SchooneveldFirst battle of SchooneveldSecond Battle of Schooneveldbombing of MiddelburgBattle of WestkapelleBattle of WestkapelleAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorf200 km51.464N, 3.570E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Westkapelle, 1253Capture of Flushing, 1572Siege of Middelburg, 1572Battle of Flushing, 1573Battles of Schooneveld, 1635First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Second Battle of Schooneveld, 1673bombing of Middelburg, 194012531940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 July 1253Battle of WestkapelleWar of the Flemish Succession
6 April 1572Capture of FlushingEighty Years' War
4 November 1572Siege of MiddelburgMiddelburgEighty Years' War
17 April 1573Battle of FlushingVlissingenEighty Years' War
June 1635Battles of SchooneveldNorth SeaThird Anglo-Dutch War
7 June 1673First battle of SchooneveldNorth SeaFranco-Dutch War
14 June 1673Second Battle of SchooneveldNorth SeaThird Anglo-Dutch War
1940bombing of MiddelburgMiddelburg

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.