Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Battles of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1572 and 1592: 7 battles and 14 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (10), Belgium (5), France (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,441 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (16), Anglo-Spanish War (2), Ottoman–Spanish War (1).

Battle of BorgerhoutSiege of MaastrichtSiege of LierSiege of EindhovenBattle of SteenbergenSiege of GhentCapture of AalstSiege of GraveSiege of VenloDestruction of NeussSiege of RheinbergSiege of SluisCapture of GeertruidenbergSiege of KnodsenburgSiege of CaudebecBattle of GemblouxBattle of ZutphenSiege of Bergen-op-ZoomSiege of ParisSiege of RouenBattle of GemblouxBattle of ZutphenSiege of Bergen-op-ZoomSiege of ParisSiege of RouenBrusselsThe HagueLe HavreLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenStrasbourgLuxembourgDüsseldorf200 km50.356N, 3.891E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1572: 1 engagements1578: 1 engagements1579: 2 engagements1582: 1 engagements1583: 3 engagements1584: 1 engagements1586: 5 engagements5 in 15861587: 1 engagements1588: 1 engagements1589: 1 engagements1590: 1 engagements1591: 2 engagements1592: 1 engagements15721592
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Navarino, 1572Battle of Gembloux, 1578Battle of Borgerhout, 1579Siege of Maastricht, 1579Siege of Lier, 1582Siege of Eindhoven, 1583Battle of Steenbergen, 1583Siege of Ghent, 1583Capture of Aalst, 1584Siege of Grave, 1586Siege of Venlo, 1586Destruction of Neuss, 1586Siege of Rheinberg, 1586Battle of Zutphen, 1586Siege of Sluis, 1587Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom, 1588Capture of Geertruidenberg, 1589Siege of Paris, 1590Siege of Knodsenburg, 1591Siege of Rouen, 1591Siege of Caudebec, 159215721592
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1572Siege of NavarinoPylos, GreeceOttoman victory
31 January 1578Battle of GemblouxGembloux, Belgium2,028 km NWSpanish victory
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhout, Belgium77 km NSpanish victory
1 July 1579Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands96 km SESpanish victory
2 August 1582Siege of LierLier, Belgium84 km WSpanish victory
7 February 1583Siege of EindhovenEindhoven, Netherlands72 km NESpanish victory
1583Battle of SteenbergenSteenbergen, Netherlands87 km WSpanish victory
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhent, Belgium70 km SWSpanish victory
1584Capture of AalstAalst, Belgium26 km SESpanish victory
February 1586Siege of GraveGrave, Netherlands149 km NESpanish victory
28 June 1586Siege of VenloVenlo, Netherlands53 km SESpanish victory
26 July 1586Destruction of NeussNeuss, Germany41 km SEVictory for Ernest of Bavaria
13 August 1586Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, Germany39 km NSpanish victory
22 September 1586Battle of ZutphenZutphen, Netherlands72 km NSpanish victory
12 June 1587Siege of SluisSluis, Netherlands206 km SWSpanish victory
23 September 1588Siege of Bergen-op-ZoomBergen op Zoom, Netherlands58 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
1589Capture of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenberg, Netherlands45 km NESpanish victory
7 May 1590Siege of ParisParis, France363 km SWCatholic-Spanish victory
21 July 1591Siege of KnodsenburgKnodsenbourg, Netherlands416 km NEAnglo-Dutch victory
11 November 1591Siege of RouenRouen, France430 km SWSpanish-Catholic victory
24 April 1592Siege of CaudebecCaudebec-en-Caux, France28 km WRoyalist victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Otto van Veen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.