Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Reading: contested ground

The ground around Reading was fought over 3 times between AD 871 and 1688: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ReadingBattle of ReadingBattle of ReadingBattle of ReadingBirminghamLilleCardiffBrightonPortsmouthCoventryPlymouthLuton200 km51.457N, 0.969W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Reading, AD 871Siege of Reading, 1642Battle of Reading, 1688AD 8711688
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 January AD 871Battle of ReadingReadinghuman history
4 November 1642Siege of ReadingReadingFirst English Civil War
9 December 1688Battle of ReadingReadingGlorious Revolution

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.