Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Leipzig: contested ground

The ground around Leipzig was fought over 3 times between 1642 and 1943: 3 battles, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of BreitenfeldBombing of Leipzig in World War IIBattle of LeipzigBattle of LeipzigBerlinDresdenHanoverMagdeburgPotsdamGöttingenZielona GóraCottbus200 km51.331N, 12.388E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Breitenfeld, 1642Battle of Leipzig, 1813Bombing of Leipzig in World War II, 194316421943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 October 1642Battle of BreitenfeldBreitenfeldThirty Years' War
16 October 1813Battle of LeipzigLeipzigWar of the Sixth Coalition
1943Bombing of Leipzig in World War IILeipzigWorld War II

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.