Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 14 engagements

Syracuse: contested ground

The ground around Syracuse was fought over 14 times between 415 BC and 1943: 1 battle, 10 sieges, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign, in 8 different wars. All 14 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseBattle of HimeraSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracuseAction of 26 June 1625Battle of SyracuseOperation LadbrokeSiege of SyracuseSiege of SyracusePalermoVallettaCataniaMessinaMarsalaReggio di CalabriaRagusa200 km37.070N, 15.289E
14 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Syracuse, 415 BCSiege of Syracuse, 397 BCSiege of Syracuse, 343 BCBattle of Himera, 311 BCSiege of Syracuse, 311 BCSiege of Syracuse, 278 BCSiege of Syracuse, 214 BCSiege of Syracuse, AD 827Siege of Syracuse, AD 868Siege of Syracuse, AD 877Siege of Syracuse, 1298Action of 26 June 1625, 1625Battle of Syracuse, 1710Operation Ladbroke, 1943415 BC1943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
415 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuseSicilian Expedition
397 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse
343 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse
311 BCBattle of HimeraSyracuseThird Greco-Carthaginian War
311 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuseThird Greco-Carthaginian War
278 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracusePyrrhic War
214 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuseSecond Punic War
AD 827Siege of SyracuseSyracuseMuslim conquest of Sicily
AD 868Siege of SyracuseSyracuse
AD 877Siege of SyracuseSyracuseMuslim conquest of Sicily
1298Siege of SyracuseSyracuseGregorian Reform
26 June 1625Action of 26 June 1625Syracuse
9 November 1710Battle of SyracuseSyracuseWar of the Spanish Succession
1943Operation LadbrokeSyracuseWorld 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.