Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi

Battles of François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi

French duke (1644-1730)

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1678 and 1706: 6 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (6), Italy (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,867 km apart end to end, 267 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (4), Nine Years' War (3), Franco-Dutch War (1).

Battle of Saint-DenisSiege of NamurCapitulation of DiksmuideBattle of LandenBattle of ChiariBattle of CremonaBattle of ElixheimBattle of RamilliesBattle of LandenBattle of ChiariBattle of CremonaBattle of ElixheimBattle of RamilliesGenevaMilanFrankfurtMunichZürichLyonBordeauxDresdenBernVenice500 km48.083N, 6.450E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1678: 1 engagements1693: 1 engagements1695: 2 engagements2 in 16951701: 1 engagements1702: 1 engagements1705: 1 engagements1706: 1 engagements16781706
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Saint-Denis, 1678Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Namur, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Chiari, 1701Battle of Cremona, 1702Battle of Elixheim, 1705Battle of Ramillies, 170616781706
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-Denis, BelgiumSee #Aftermath
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwinden, Belgium79 km NEFrench victory
1695Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium36 km SGrand Alliance victory
25 July 1695Capitulation of DiksmuideDiksmuide, Belgium154 km NWFrench victory
1 September 1701Battle of ChiariChiari, Italy804 km SEAustrian victory
1 February 1702Battle of CremonaCremona, Italy45 km SInconclusive
18 July 1705Battle of ElixheimEliksem, Belgium731 km NWAnglo-Dutch victory
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamillies, Belgium18 km SAnglo-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, Alexandre-François Caminade, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.