Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Bernard of Saxe-Weimar

Battles of Bernard of Saxe-Weimar

German general, 1604 to 1639

Bernard of Saxe-Weimar is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1632 and 1638: 6 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Germany (4), France (2), Switzerland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 689 km apart end to end, 115 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (6).

Relief of KonstanzBattle of ThannBattle of FürthBattle of the Alte VesteBattle of NördlingenBattle of WittenweiherSiege of BreisachBattle of FürthBattle of the Alte VesteBattle of NördlingenBattle of WittenweiherSiege of BreisachMunichZürichStuttgartStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancy100 km48.565N, 9.061E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1632: 2 engagements1633: 1 engagements1634: 1 engagements1638: 3 engagements3 in 163816321638
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fürth, 1632Battle of the Alte Veste, 1632Relief of Konstanz, 1633Battle of Nördlingen, 1634Battle of Wittenweiher, 1638Siege of Breisach, 1638Battle of Thann, 163816321638
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 September 1632Battle of FürthFürth, GermanyImperial victory
9 September 1632Battle of the Alte VesteNuremberg, Germany4 km SWImperial victory
1633Relief of KonstanzSwitzerland239 km SWPeace of Prague
5 September 1634Battle of NördlingenNördlingen, Germany160 km NEImperial-Spanish victory
9 August 1638Battle of WittenweiherBaden, France207 km WFrench-Weimaran victory
18 August 1638Siege of BreisachBreisach, Germany36 km SFrench-Weimaran victory
1638Battle of ThannFrance43 km SWFranco-Weimaran 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, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.