Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Francis, Duke of Guise

Battles of Francis, Duke of Guise

French soldier and politician (1519-1563)

Francis, Duke of Guise is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1553 and 1562: 2 battles and 5 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,286 km apart end to end, 214 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Italian War of 1551–1559 (2), French Wars of Religion (2), Italian Wars (1).

Siege of ThionvilleSiege of OrléansSiege of MetzBattle of RentySiege of CalaisSiege of RouenBattle of DreuxSiege of MetzBattle of RentySiege of CalaisSiege of RouenBattle of DreuxBrusselsLe HavreCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnBrightonCharleroi200 km49.433N, 3.640E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1553: 1 engagements1554: 1 engagements1558: 2 engagements1562: 3 engagements3 in 156215531562
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Metz, 1553Battle of Renty, 1554Siege of Calais, 1558Siege of Thionville, 1558Siege of Rouen, 1562Battle of Dreux, 1562Siege of Orléans, 156215531562
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 January 1553Siege of MetzMetz, FranceFrench victory
1554Battle of RentyFrance336 km NWFrench victory
1 January 1558Siege of CalaisCalais, France45 km NFrench victory
17 April 1558Siege of ThionvilleThionville, France356 km SEFrench victory
28 September 1562Siege of RouenRouen, France367 km WCrown victory
19 December 1562Battle of DreuxDreux, France88 km SCatholic victory
December 1562Siege of OrléansOrléans, France94 km SERebel victory; Edict of Amboise

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, Workshop of François Clouet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.