Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Soissons: contested ground

The ground around Soissons was fought over 6 times between AD 486 and 1918: 4 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of SoissonsBattle of SoissonsSiege of SoissonsSiege of SoissonsBattle of SoissonsBattle of SoissonsBattle of SoissonsLe HavreLuxembourgSaarbrückenRouenMetzCharleroiNancyReims200 km49.381N, 3.323E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Soissons, AD 486Battle of Soissons, AD 718Battle of Soissons, AD 923Siege of Soissons, 1814Siege of Soissons, 1870Battle of Soissons, 1918AD 4861918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 486Battle of SoissonsSoissons
AD 718Battle of SoissonsSoissons
AD 923Battle of SoissonsSoissons
2 March 1814Siege of SoissonsSoissonsWar of the Sixth Coalition
11 September 1870Siege of SoissonsSoissons
1918Battle of SoissonsWorld War I

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.