Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Christian IV of Denmark

Battles of Christian IV of Denmark

king of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)

Christian IV of Denmark is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1611 and 1644: 2 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Sweden (2), Germany (2), Denmark (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,489 km apart end to end, 372 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (3), Kalmar War (1).

Siege of KalmarSiege of ÄlvsborgBattle of LutterBattle of WolgastBattle of Colberger HeideSiege of KalmarSiege of ÄlvsborgBattle of LutterBattle of WolgastBattle of Colberger HeideBerlinHamburgKøbenhavnGdańskKaliningradKristiansand200 km54.819N, 13.280E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1611: 1 engagements1 in 16111612: 1 engagements1 in 16121626: 1 engagements1 in 16261628: 1 engagements1 in 16281644: 1 engagements1 in 164416111644
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Kalmar, 1611Siege of Älvsborg, 1612Battle of Lutter, 1626Battle of Wolgast, 1628Battle of Colberger Heide, 164416111644
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 May 1611Siege of KalmarKalmar, SwedenDanish victory
5 May 1612Siege of ÄlvsborgÄlvsborg, Sweden291 km NWDanish Victory
27 August 1626Battle of LutterLutter am Barenberge, Germany643 km SImperial victory
2 September 1628Battle of WolgastWolgast, Germany331 km NEImperial victory
1644Battle of Colberger HeideBay of Kiel, Denmark224 km WSee Outcome

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, Pieter Isaacsz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.