Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Ter Heijde: contested ground

The ground around Ter Heijde was fought over 4 times between 1653 and 1945: 3 battles and 1 naval action, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of ScheveningenBombing of KleykampBombing of the BezuidenhoutBattle for The HagueBattle for The HagueAmsterdamRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfHaarlemMünsterOsnabrück200 km52.092N, 4.308E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Scheveningen, 1653Battle for The Hague, 1940Bombing of Kleykamp, 1944Bombing of the Bezuidenhout, 194516531945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 August 1653Battle of ScheveningenTer HeijdeFirst Anglo-Dutch War
10 May 1940Battle for The HagueThe HagueWorld War II
1944Bombing of KleykampKoninklijke Kunstzaal Kleykamp
1945Bombing of the BezuidenhoutBezuidenhoutWorld 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.