Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of François de Franquetot de Coigny

Battles of François de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France, 1670 to 1759

François de Franquetot de Coigny is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1734 and 1744: 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Italy (3), Germany (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 894 km apart end to end, 224 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Polish Succession (4).

Battle of ColornoBattle of San PietroBattle of GuastallaBattle of ClausenSiege of Freiburg 1744Battle of ColornoBattle of San PietroBattle of GuastallaBattle of ClausenSiege of Freiburg 1744GenevaMilanFrankfurtMunichPragueZürichLyonLjubljanaBernVenice500 km47.344N, 8.757E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1734: 3 engagements3 in 17341735: 1 engagements1744: 1 engagements17341744
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Colorno, 1734Battle of San Pietro, 1734Battle of Guastalla, 1734Battle of Clausen, 1735Siege of Freiburg 1744, 174417341744
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 June 1734Battle of ColornoColorno, ItalyFranco-Sardinian victory
29 June 1734Battle of San PietroParma, Italy16 km SWFranco-Sardinian victory
19 September 1734Battle of GuastallaGuastalla, Italy32 km NEFranco-Sardinian victory
20 October 1735Battle of ClausenKlausen, Germany623 km NWImperial victory
1744Siege of Freiburg 1744Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany223 km SFrench 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, Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.