Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Tarragona: contested ground

The ground around Tarragona was fought over 9 times between 218 BC and 1813: 2 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions, in 5 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TarragonaBattle of ConstantíSiege of TarragonaNaval Battle of TarragonaBattle of TarragonaSiege of TarragoneSiege of TarragonaSiege of TarragonaBattle of CissaBattle of CissaBarcelonaZaragozaCastelloMataró200 km41.128N, 1.242E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Cissa, 218 BCSiege of Tarragona, 1462Battle of Constantí, 1641Siege of Tarragona, 1641Naval Battle of Tarragona, 1641Battle of Tarragona, 1641Siege of Tarragone, 1644Siege of Tarragona, 1811Siege of Tarragona, 1813218 BC1813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
218 BCBattle of CissaKesseSecond Punic War
September 1462Siege of TarragonaTarragonaCatalan Civil War
13 May 1641Battle of ConstantíConstantíReapers' War
13 May 1641Siege of TarragonaTarragonaReapers' War
4 July 1641Naval Battle of TarragonaTarragonaThirty Years' War
20 August 1641Battle of TarragonaTarragonaReapers' War
8 August 1644Siege of TarragoneTarragonaReapers' War
5 May 1811Siege of TarragonaTarragona CityPeninsular War
3 June 1813Siege of TarragonaTarragonaPeninsular War

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.