Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Nyenschantz: contested ground

The ground around Nyenschantz was fought over 3 times between 1656 and 1941: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of NyenschantzStorming of the Winter PalaceSiege of LeningradSiege of LeningradVyborgLahtiGatchinaNarvaTikhvinLappeenrantaVolkhovLuga200 km59.938N, 30.347E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Nyenschantz, 1656Storming of the Winter Palace, 1917Siege of Leningrad, 194116561941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
June 1656Siege of NyenschantzNyenschantz
1917Storming of the Winter PalaceWinter PalaceOctober Revolution
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgWorld 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.