Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Charles IX of Sweden

Battles of Charles IX of Sweden

King of Sweden in 1604–1611, 1550 to 1611

Charles IX of Sweden is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1597 and 1605: 4 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Finland (2), Sweden (2), Latvia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,343 km apart end to end, 336 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War against Sigismund (3), Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 (1).

Siege of Turku CastleBattle of StegeborgBattle of StångebroBattle of MarttilaBattle of KircholmSiege of Turku CastleBattle of StegeborgBattle of MarttilaBattle of KircholmStockholmHelsinkiTallinnUppsalaLiepagaPärnuÖrebroNorrköpingGävleJelgava200 km58.716N, 19.991E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1597: 1 engagements1598: 2 engagements2 in 15981599: 1 engagements1605: 1 engagements15971605
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Turku Castle, 1597Battle of Stegeborg, 1598Battle of Stångebro, 1598Battle of Marttila, 1599Battle of Kircholm, 160515971605
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1597Siege of Turku CastleFinlandSwedish victory
8 September 1598Battle of StegeborgStegeborg Castle, Sweden388 km SWUnion victory
25 September 1598Battle of StångebroLinköping, Sweden56 km WSeparatist victory
29 August 1599Battle of MarttilaMarttila, Finland475 km NESwedish victory
27 September 1605Battle of KircholmSalaspils, Latvia424 km SPolish-Lithuanian 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, Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.