What is the largest number of battles that took place in the same place in the same war?
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Harper's Ferry changed hands several times during the US Civil War, each time due to military maneuvers and possibly combat.
Some places in the Shenandoah Valley are alleged to have changed hands dozens of times during the US Civil War - Winchester and Front Royale if I remember correctly. Naturally it would take a bit of research to check how many times those places actually changed hands. And more research to see how many times there was at least a skirmish when the place changed hands.
From the beginning of the Civil War until the Union forces permanently reoccupied the town on July 8, 1864, the Harpers Ferry changed hands fourteen times. During the times that it escaped control from either army, the inhabitants of Harpers Ferry remained subject to frequent reconnaissance missions and guerrilla raids. Although no major battle was fought at Harpers Ferry after Stonewall Jackson’s attack on the garrison in 1862, by the end of the Civil War the town was devastated by repeated attempts from both Union and Confederate forces to control the vital transportation hub. Shortly after the war, Harpers Ferry resident Jessie E. Johnson spoke to the instability of Harpers Ferry, writing that “When the Union army came they called the citizens Rebels – when the Confederates came they called them Yankees.”
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/10-facts-harpers-ferry1
Located in the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester was the most contested town in the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–1865), changing hands more than seventy times and earning its reputation (in the words of a British observer) as the shuttlec**k of the Confederacy. Three major battles were fought within town limits and four others nearby.
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Winchester_During_the_Civil_War2
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Though not more then 12 battles but Ypres had "only" 6 significant battles over a much smaller front then Isonzo. Though if you would count all smaller battles/offensives then you'll get a way bigger number. None of the smaller offensives are documented (well) on Wikipedia. And I'm unwilling to add them without reliable sources.
All battles were along a frontline stretching no more then 15-20 miles (Langemarck to Mesines). 2 villages which lie 10-miles apart just North & South of Ypres.
- Battle of Messines (1914): Prelude of the 1st Battle of Ypres (=smaller battle)
- 1st Battle of Ypres : in the Autumn of 1914
- Battle for Hill 60 : April 1915 ( right before the second battle of Ypres) (=smaller battle)
- 2nd Battle of Ypres: in Spring of 1915 near Langemarck. This included the first gas-attack on the western front
- Battle of Messines : June 1917 Just south of Ypres (= Prelude of the Third battle of Ypres)
- 3rd Battle of Ypres : Summer/Autumn of 1917 (including Passchendaele)
- 4th Battle of Ypres : April 1918
- Minor Allied Counter Offensive : Summer 1918 (reconquest of Kemmel & other smaller villages (surrounding mount Kemmel) by the British)
- 5th Battle of Ypres : Autumn 1918
I am from Ypres myself. If you have any further remarks/questions, don't hesitate to put them into comment. I'll be happy to elaborate my answer
Note: I'll try to find some reliable links on the net for the smaller battles and then i'll add them to the list.
Edit: This might be the best list i've found so far about the Ypres Salient
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