Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Ueno: contested ground

The ground around Ueno was fought over 4 times between 1868 and 1945: 4 battles, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of UenoOgu Air RaidBombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)Bombing of TokyoBombing of TokyoNagoyaNaganoYokohamaKanazawaHamamatsuShizuokaTsuGifu200 km35.704N, 139.785E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Ueno, 1868Bombing of Tokyo, 1940Ogu Air Raid, 1942Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945), 194518681945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 July 1868Battle of UenoUenoBoshin War
1940Bombing of TokyoTokyoPacific War
1942Ogu Air RaidTokyo CityPacific War
1945Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)ward area of TokyoPacific 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.