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contested ground, 5 engagements

Polatsak: contested ground

The ground around Polatsak was fought over 5 times between 1518 and 1812: 3 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PolotskSiege of Polotsk (1563)Siege of PolotskSecond Battle of PolotskFirst Battle of PolotskFirst Battle of PolotskVilniusSmolenskVitsyebskDaugavpilsVelikiye LukiOrshaSafonovoNelidovo200 km55.484N, 28.785E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Polotsk, 1518Siege of Polotsk (1563), 1563Siege of Polotsk, 1579First Battle of Polotsk, 1812Second Battle of Polotsk, 181215181812
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
June 1518Siege of PolotskPolatsakMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
1563Siege of Polotsk (1563)
1579Siege of PolotskPolatsakLivonian War
17 August 1812First Battle of PolotskPolatsakNapoleonic Wars
18 October 1812Second Battle of PolotskPolatsakNapoleonic Wars

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.