Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Zadar: contested ground

The ground around Zadar was fought over 5 times between AD 998 and 1991: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ZadarSiege of ZadarSiege of ZaraBattle of ZadarSiege of ZaraSiege of ZaraSarajevoBanja LukaSplitMostarPerugiaTuzlaRavennaFerrara200 km44.117N, 15.222E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Zadar, AD 998Siege of Zara, 1202Siege of Zadar, 1345Siege of Zara, 1813Battle of Zadar, 1991AD 9981991
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 998Siege of ZadarZadarCroatian–Bulgarian Wars
10 November 1202Siege of ZaraZadarWar for Zadar
12 August 1345Siege of ZadarZadarCroatian-Venetian Wars
22 November 1813Siege of ZaraZadarNapoleonic Wars
16 September 1991Battle of ZadarDalmatiaCroatian War of Independence

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.