Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Charleroi: contested ground

The ground around Charleroi was fought over 5 times between AD 880 and 1914: 3 battles and 2 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ThimeonSiege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiBattle of GosseliesBattle of CharleroiBattle of CharleroiBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrücken200 km50.408N, 4.440E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Thimeon, AD 880Siege of Charleroi, 1667Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Gosselies, 1794Battle of Charleroi, 1914AD 8801914
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
January AD 880Battle of ThimeonSambre
31 May 1667Siege of CharleroiCharleroiWar of Devolution
10 September 1693Siege of CharleroiCharleroiNine Years' War
30 May 1794Battle of GosseliesGosseliesWar of the First Coalition
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiCharleroiWorld War I

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.