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contested ground, 11 engagements

Smolensk: contested ground

The ground around Smolensk was fought over 11 times between 1285 and 1943: 3 battles and 8 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 11 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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11 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Smolensk, 1285Siege of Smolensk, 1404Siege of Smolensk, 1502Siege of Smolensk, 1514Siege of Smolensk, 1609Siege of Smolensk, 1613Siege of Smolensk, 1632Siege of Smolensk, 1654Battle of Smolensk, 1812Battle of Smolensk, 1941Battle of Smolensk, 194312851943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1285Siege of SmolenskSmolensk
1404Siege of SmolenskSmolensk
September 1502Siege of SmolenskSmolenskMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
June 1514Siege of SmolenskSmolenskMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
29 September 1609Siege of SmolenskSmolenskPolish–Muscovite War
August 1613Siege of SmolenskSmolenskPolish–Muscovite War
28 October 1632Siege of SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk War
1654Siege of SmolenskSmolenskRusso-Polish War
1812Battle of SmolenskSmolenskNapoleonic Wars
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II

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.