Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Timișoara: contested ground

The ground around Timișoara was fought over 3 times between 1552 and 1849: 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TemeşvarSiege of TemesvárSiege of TemesvárSiege of TemesvárBelgradeCluj-NapocaNovi SadSzegedPécsPiteștiTirgu MuresTuzla200 km45.760N, 21.230E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Temesvár, 1552Siege of Temeşvar, 1716Siege of Temesvár, 184915521849
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1552Siege of TemesvárTimișoaraOttoman Wars in Europe
31 August 1716Siege of TemeşvarTimișoaraOttoman–Habsburg Wars
11 June 1849Siege of TemesvárTimișoaraHungarian Revolution of 1848

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.