Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 10 engagements

Tolosa: contested ground

The ground around Tolosa was fought over 10 times between AD 439 and 1814: 5 battles and 5 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 10 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TolosaBattle of ToulouseBattle of ToulouseSiege of ToulouseSiege of ToulouseSiege of ToulouseSiege of ToulouseBattle of Pech-DavidBattle of ToulouseBattle of ToulouseBattle of ToulousePamplonaAndorraSan SebastiánMontpellierNîmesBéziersAgenPerpignan200 km43.599N, 1.444E
10 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tolosa, AD 439Battle of Toulouse, AD 458Battle of Toulouse, AD 721Battle of Toulouse, AD 844Siege of Toulouse, AD 844Siege of Toulouse, 1211Siege of Toulouse, 1217Siege of Toulouse, 1219Battle of Pech-David, 1799Battle of Toulouse, 1814AD 4391814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 439Siege of TolosaTolosaGothic Wars
AD 458Battle of ToulouseTolosaGermanic Wars
9 June AD 721Battle of ToulouseToulouseMuslim conquests
AD 844Battle of Toulouse
AD 844Siege of ToulouseTolosa
15 June 1211Siege of ToulouseTolosaAlbigensian Crusade
22 September 1217Siege of ToulouseTolosaAlbigensian Crusade
17 June 1219Siege of ToulouseTolosaAlbigensian Crusade
9 August 1799Battle of Pech-DavidToulouseFrench Revolutionary Wars
10 April 1814Battle of ToulouseToulousePeninsular 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.