Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Cornelis Tromp

Battles of Cornelis Tromp

Dutch admiral (1629–1691)

Cornelis Tromp is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1635 and 1676: 1 battle and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Sweden (2), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,325 km apart end to end, 442 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Scanian War (2), Third Anglo-Dutch War (1), Second Anglo-Dutch War (1).

Battles of SchooneveldBattle of LowestoftBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadBattles of SchooneveldBattle of LowestoftBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadBerlinHamburgBrusselsKøbenhavnThe HagueDresdenMalmö500 km53.940N, 9.794E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1635: 1 engagements1665: 1 engagements1676: 2 engagements2 in 167616351676
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Schooneveld, 1635Battle of Lowestoft, 1665Battle of Öland, 1676Landing at Ystad, 167616351676
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
June 1635Battles of SchooneveldNorth Sea, NetherlandsDutch victory
13 June 1665Battle of LowestoftNorth Sea124 km NEnglish victory
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea, Sweden990 km NEDano-Dutch victory
28 June 1676Landing at YstadSweden211 km SWDano-Dutch 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, Peter Lely, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.