Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie

Battles of François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie

Marshal of France, 1671 to 1745

François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1734 and 1742: 5 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Italy (4), Czech Republic (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 805 km apart end to end, 161 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Polish Succession (4), War of the Austrian Succession (2).

Raid on QuistelloBattle of ColornoBattle of San PietroBattle of GuastallaSiege of PragueBattle of SahayBattle of ColornoBattle of San PietroBattle of GuastallaSiege of PragueBattle of SahayViennaGenevaMilanFrankfurtBudapestMunichZürichZagrebLjubljanaBern500 km47.442N, 12.358E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1734: 3 engagements3 in 17341739: 1 engagements1742: 2 engagements17341742
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Colorno, 1734Battle of San Pietro, 1734Battle of Guastalla, 1734Raid on Quistello, 1739Siege of Prague, 1742Battle of Sahay, 174217341742
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

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
14 September 1739Raid on QuistelloQuistello, Italy26 km NEAustrian victory
1742Siege of PraguePrague, Czech Republic620 km NEFrance successfully defends the city but withdraws on 18...
24 May 1742Battle of SahayZahájí, Czechia110 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, Circle of Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.