Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Santo Domingo: contested ground

The ground around Santo Domingo was fought over 4 times between 1586 and 1808: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Santo DomingoSiege of Santo DomingoSiege of Santo DomingoBattle of Santo DomingoBattle of Santo DomingoPort-au-PrinceSantiagoSan JuanMayagüezGonaïvesBarahonaBávaroLa Vega200 km18.476N, 69.890W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Santo Domingo, 1586Siege of Santo Domingo, 1655Siege of Santo Domingo, 1805Siege of Santo Domingo, 180815861808
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1 January 1586Battle of Santo DomingoSanto DomingoAnglo-Spanish War
23 April 1655Siege of Santo DomingoSanto DomingoAnglo-Spanish War
February 1805Siege of Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
7 November 1808Siege of Santo DomingoSanto DomingoSpanish reconquest of Santo Domingo

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.