Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Toulon: contested ground

The ground around Toulon was fought over 4 times between 1707 and 1944: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ToulonScuttling of the French fleet in ToulonBattle of ToulonSiege of ToulonSiege of ToulonMarseilleNiceMontpellierNîmesBéziersAjaccioBastiaAix-en-Provence200 km43.122N, 5.922E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Toulon, 1707Siege of Toulon, 1793Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon, 1942Battle of Toulon, 194417071944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 July 1707Siege of ToulonToulonWar of the Spanish Succession
29 August 1793Siege of ToulonToulonWar of the First Coalition
1942Scuttling of the French fleet in ToulonToulonWorld War II
28 August 1944Battle of ToulonToulonWorld 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.