Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Wissembourg: contested ground

The ground around Wissembourg was fought over 4 times between 1793 and 1870: 4 battles, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

First Battle of WissembourgSecond Battle of WissembourgBattle of GeisbergBattle of WissembourgBattle of WissembourgFrankfurtMunichStuttgartNürnbergStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimSaarbrücken200 km49.033N, 7.948E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

First Battle of Wissembourg, 1793Second Battle of Wissembourg, 1793Battle of Geisberg, 1793Battle of Wissembourg, 187017931870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 October 1793First Battle of WissembourgWissembourgWar of the First Coalition
26 December 1793Second Battle of WissembourgWissembourgWar of the First Coalition
26 December 1793Battle of GeisbergWissembourg
4 August 1870Battle of WissembourgWissembourgFranco-Prussian 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.