Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Puigcerdà: contested ground

The ground around Puigcerdà was fought over 4 times between AD 731 and 1873: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of LlíviaSiege of PuigcerdàSiege of PuigcerdàSetge de PuigcerdàSetge de PuigcerdàBarcelonaMarseilleToulouseZaragozaPamplonaAndorraMontpellierBéziers200 km42.439N, 1.942E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Llívia, AD 731Setge de Puigcerdà, 1654Siege of Puigcerdà, 1667Siege of Puigcerdà, 1873AD 7311873
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 731Battle of LlíviaLlíviaMuslim conquests
13 October 1654Setge de PuigcerdàPuigcerdàReapers' War
29 April 1667Siege of PuigcerdàPuigcerdàWar of Devolution
10 April 1873Siege of PuigcerdàPuigcerdàThird Carlist 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.