Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Tartu: contested ground

The ground around Tartu was fought over 5 times between 1224 and 1944: 4 sieges and 1 campaign, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TartuSiege of DorpatSiege of TartuTartu OffensiveSiege of TartuSiege of TartuTallinnPskovVelikiy NovgorodPärnuGatchinaNarvaLugaStaraya Russa200 km58.377N, 26.721E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tartu, 1224Siege of Dorpat, 1656Siege of Tartu, 1657Siege of Tartu, 1704Tartu Offensive, 194412241944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
15 August 1224Siege of TartuToomemägiLivonian Crusade
June 1656Siege of DorpatTartu
1657Siege of TartuTartuRusso-Swedish War of 1656–58
4 June 1704Siege of TartuTartuGreat Northern War
1944Tartu OffensiveEstoniaWorld 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.