Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Paide: contested ground

The ground around Paide was fought over 3 times between 1572 and 1604: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of WeissensteinSiege of WeissensteinBattle of WeissensteinBattle of WeissensteinSt. PetersburgTallinnPskovTartuPärnuGatchinaNarvaLuga200 km58.887N, 25.570E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Weissenstein, 1572Siege of Weissenstein, 1602Battle of Weissenstein, 160415721604
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 December 1572Siege of WeissensteinPaideLivonian War
31 May 1602Siege of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
25 September 1604Battle of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11

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.