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contested ground, 5 engagements

Tbilisi: contested ground

The ground around Tbilisi was fought over 5 times between 1121 and 1918: 1 battle, 3 sieges and 1 campaign, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TbilisiSiege of TbilisiSiege of TbilisiBergmann OffensiveGerman Caucasus ExpeditionGerman Caucasus ExpeditionBatumiRustaviDerbentKaspiyskKarsBuynakskSakiPoti200 km41.709N, 44.812E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tbilisi, 1121Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Siege of Tbilisi, 1795Bergmann Offensive, 1914German Caucasus Expedition, 191811211918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1121Siege of TbilisiTbilisiGeorgian–Seljuk wars
1386Siege of TbilisiTbilisiTimurid invasions of Georgia
10 September 1795Siege of TbilisiTbilisi
2 November 1914Bergmann OffensiveErzurum vilayetWorld War I
1918German Caucasus ExpeditionSouth CaucasusWorld 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.