Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Charles de Montsaulnin, Comte de Montal

Battles of Charles de Montsaulnin, Comte de Montal

17th century French military officer and noble, 1616 to 1696

Charles de Montsaulnin, Comte de Montal is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1673 and 1695: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (3), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 237 km apart end to end, 79 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Dutch War (2), Nine Years' War (2).

Siege of MaastrichtBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of SteenkerqueCapitulation of DiksmuideSiege of MaastrichtBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of SteenkerqueCapitulation of DiksmuideBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfBonnUtrecht100 km50.758N, 4.275E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1673: 1 engagements1 in 16731678: 1 engagements1 in 16781692: 1 engagements1 in 16921695: 1 engagements1 in 169516731695
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Maastricht, 1673Battle of Saint-Denis, 1678Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Capitulation of Diksmuide, 169516731695
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1673Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht, NetherlandsAnglo-French victory
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-Denis, Belgium124 km WSee #Aftermath
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerque, Belgium17 km NSee Aftermath
25 July 1695Capitulation of DiksmuideDiksmuide, Belgium95 km NWFrench 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.