Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg

Battles of François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg

French general (1628-1695)

François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1672 and 1693: 8 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Belgium (6), France (3), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 671 km apart end to end, 75 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Dutch War (6), Nine Years' War (4).

Battle of WoerdenSiege of ValenciennesSiege of CambraiBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of LeuzeBattle of SeneffeBattle of CasselBattle of FleurusBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of LandenBattle of SeneffeBattle of CasselBattle of FleurusBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of LandenAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamAntwerpenDüsseldorfUtrechtHaarlemBruggeIpswich100 km51.136N, 3.762E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1672: 1 engagements1674: 1 engagements1677: 3 engagements3 in 16771678: 1 engagements1690: 1 engagements1691: 1 engagements1692: 1 engagements1693: 1 engagements16721693
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Woerden, 1672Battle of Seneffe, 1674Siege of Valenciennes, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of Saint-Denis, 1678Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Leuze, 1691Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Landen, 169316721693
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 October 1672Battle of WoerdenWoerden, NetherlandsFrench victory
11 August 1674Battle of SeneffeSeneffe, Belgium180 km SSee Aftermath
28 February 1677Siege of ValenciennesValenciennes, France55 km WFrench victory
20 March 1677Siege of CambraiCambrai, France29 km SWFrench victory
11 April 1677Battle of CasselCassel, France87 km NWFrench victory
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-Denis, Belgium113 km ESee #Aftermath
1 July 1690Battle of FleurusFleurus, Belgium38 km EFrench victory
18 September 1691Battle of LeuzeLeuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium67 km WFrench victory
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerque, Belgium32 km ESee Aftermath
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwinden, Belgium70 km EFrench 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, Pierre Mignard I, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.