Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Battles of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1633 and 1640: 3 battles and 10 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in France (5), Netherlands (3), Germany (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,979 km apart end to end, 165 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (5), Franco-Spanish War (4), Thirty Years' War (3).

Relief of KonstanzSiege of Le CateletSiege of La CapelleCrossing of the SommeFirst siege of CorbieCapture of RoermondSiege of Saint-OmerSiege of HulstBattle of NördlingenSiege of LeuvenSiege of SchenkenschansSiege of VenloBattle of KalloBattle of NördlingenSiege of LeuvenSiege of SchenkenschansSiege of VenloBattle of KalloFrankfurtBrusselsMunichZürichThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneNürnbergStrasbourg200 km49.750N, 6.374E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1633: 1 engagements1634: 1 engagements1635: 2 engagements1636: 4 engagements4 in 16361637: 2 engagements1638: 2 engagements1640: 1 engagements16331640
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Relief of Konstanz, 1633Battle of Nördlingen, 1634Siege of Leuven, 1635Siege of Schenkenschans, 1635Siege of Le Catelet, 1636Siege of La Capelle, 1636Crossing of the Somme, 1636First siege of Corbie, 1636Siege of Venlo, 1637Capture of Roermond, 1637Siege of Saint-Omer, 1638Battle of Kallo, 1638Siege of Hulst, 164016331640
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1633Relief of KonstanzSwitzerlandPeace of Prague
5 September 1634Battle of NördlingenNördlingen, Germany160 km NEImperial-Spanish victory
24 June 1635Siege of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium474 km NWImperial-Spanish victory
30 July 1635Siege of SchenkenschansSchenkenschanz, Germany146 km NEFirst siege: Spanish victory; Second siege: Dutch victory
1636Siege of Le CateletLe Catelet, France286 km SWImperial-Spanish victory
1636Siege of La CapelleLa Capelle, France48 km ESpanish victory
1636Crossing of the SommeFrance86 km WImperial-Spanish victory
1636First siege of CorbieCorbie, France15 km WImperial-Spanish victory
20 August 1637Siege of VenloVenlo, Netherlands305 km NESpanish victory
1637Capture of RoermondRoermond, Netherlands23 km SWSpanish victory
24 May 1638Siege of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer, France266 km WImperial-Spanish victory
20 June 1638Battle of KalloKallo, Belgium154 km NESpanish victory
1640Siege of HulstHulst, Netherlands16 km WSpanish 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, Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.