Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Salvador: contested ground

The ground around Salvador was fought over 3 times between 1638 and 1822: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Second Battle of SalvadorFirst Battle of SalvadorSiege of SalvadorSiege of SalvadorFeira de SantanaJequiéAlagoinhasValençaItaberabaJaguaquara200 km12.971S, 38.511W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Second Battle of Salvador, 1638First Battle of Salvador, 1638Siege of Salvador, 182216381822
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
April 1638Second Battle of SalvadorSalvadorDutch–Portuguese War
May 1638First Battle of SalvadorSalvadorDutch–Portuguese War
2 March 1822Siege of SalvadorSalvadorBrazilian War of Independence

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.