Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Tiruchirappalli: contested ground

The ground around Tiruchirappalli was fought over 4 times between 1663 and 1751: 4 sieges. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TrichinopolySiege of TrichinopolySiege of TrichinopolySiege of TrichinopolySiege of TrichinopolyCoimbatoreMaduraiKochiSalemPuducherryJaffnaDindigulTiruppur200 km10.812N, 78.694E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Trichinopoly, 1663Siege of Trichinopoly, 1741Siege of Trichinopoly, 1743Siege of Trichinopoly, 175116631751
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1663Siege of TrichinopolyTiruchirappalli
16 January 1741Siege of TrichinopolyTiruchirappallibattles involving the Maratha Empire
1743Siege of TrichinopolyTiruchirappalli
July 1751Siege of TrichinopolyTiruchirappalli

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.