Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Bastia: contested ground

The ground around Bastia was fought over 3 times between 1763 and 1977: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of FurianiRaid of Fort LacroixSiege of BastiaSiege of BastiaFlorenceNiceToulonPisaLivornoPerugiaArezzoCivitavecchia200 km42.684N, 9.436E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Furiani, 1763Siege of Bastia, 1794Raid of Fort Lacroix, 197717631977
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 June 1763Siege of FurianiFurianiCorsican War of Independence
4 April 1794Siege of BastiaBastiaCorsican War
1977Raid of Fort LacroixBastiaCorsican conflict

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.