Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Ostend: contested ground

The ground around Ostend was fought over 4 times between 1604 and 1918: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 campaign, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of OstendFirst Ostend RaidSecond Ostend RaidSiege of OstendSiege of OstendAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorf200 km51.228N, 2.916E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Ostend, 1604Siege of Ostend, 1745First Ostend Raid, 1918Second Ostend Raid, 191816041918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 September 1604Siege of OstendOstendEighty Years' War, 1599–1609
August 1745Siege of OstendOstend
1918First Ostend RaidOstendWorld War I
1918Second Ostend RaidOstendWorld War I

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.