Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Pensacola: contested ground

The ground around Pensacola was fought over 5 times between 1707 and 1861: 2 battles and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Second Siege of PesacolaSiege of PensacolaCapture of PensacolaBattle of Santa Rosa IslandSiege of PensacolaSiege of PensacolaNew OrleansTallahasseeMobileBiloxiGulfportDothanHattiesburgEnterprise200 km30.343N, 87.294W
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Second Siege of Pesacola, 1707Siege of Pensacola, 1707Capture of Pensacola, 1719Siege of Pensacola, 1781Battle of Santa Rosa Island, 186117071861
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 November 1707Second Siege of PesacolaPensacola, FloridaQueen Anne's War
30 November 1707Siege of PensacolaPensacola, FloridaQueen Anne's War
May 1719Capture of PensacolaPensacola, FloridaWar of the Quadruple Alliance
9 May 1781Siege of PensacolaPensacola, FloridaAmerican Revolutionary War
9 October 1861Battle of Santa Rosa IslandPensacola, FloridaAmerican Civil War

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.