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contested ground, 7 engagements

Taranto: contested ground

The ground around Taranto was fought over 7 times between 212 BC and 1943: 3 battles, 3 sieges and 1 campaign, in 2 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

First Battle of TarentumBattle of TarentumBattle of TarentumSecond Battle of TarentumSiege of TarantoOperation SlapstickBattle of TarantoBattle of TarantoNaplesTiranaSalernoBariLecceFoggiaDurrësBrindisi200 km40.444N, 17.233E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

First Battle of Tarentum, 212 BCBattle of Tarentum, 212 BCBattle of Tarentum, 209 BCSecond Battle of Tarentum, 209 BCSiege of Taranto, 1501Battle of Taranto, 1940Operation Slapstick, 1943212 BC1943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
212 BCFirst Battle of TarentumTarantoSecond Punic War
March 212 BCBattle of TarentumTarantoSecond Punic War
209 BCBattle of TarentumTarantoSecond Punic War
209 BCSecond Battle of TarentumTarantoSecond Punic War
28 October 1501Siege of TarantoTaranto
11 November 1940Battle of TarantoTarantoWorld War II
1943Operation SlapstickTarantoWorld 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.