Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Benjamin, Duke of Frontenay

Battles of Benjamin, Duke of Frontenay

French Huguenot, 1583 to 1642

Benjamin, Duke of Frontenay is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1621 and 1627: 2 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 534 km apart end to end, 178 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Huguenot rebellions (3), French Wars of Religion (1).

Siege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélyBattle of BlavetRecovery of Ré islandSiege of La RochelleSiege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélyBattle of BlavetRecovery of Ré islandSiege of La RochelleRennesNantesToursLe MansAngersPoitier100 km46.826N, 1.937W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1621: 1 engagements1625: 2 engagements2 in 16251627: 1 engagements16211627
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621Battle of Blavet, 1625Recovery of Ré island, 1625Siege of La Rochelle, 162716211627
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
30 May 1621Siege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySaint-Jean-d'Angély, FranceRoyalist victory
17 January 1625Battle of BlavetPort-Louis, France291 km NWHuguenot victory
September 1625Recovery of Ré islandIsle of Ré, France224 km SERoyalist victory
10 September 1627Siege of La RochelleLa Rochelle, France20 km EFrench Royalist 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, Balthasar Moncornet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.