Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt

Battles of François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt

Austrian marshal, 1733 to 1798

François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1792 and 1795: 9 battles and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Belgium (5), Germany (4), France (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,340 km apart end to end, 122 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the First Coalition (10), French Revolutionary Wars (2).

Battle of Caesar's CampSiege of Le QuesnoyBattle of MouscronBattle at CourtraiSiege of YpresBattle of HöchstBattle of PfeddersheimBattle of JemappesBattle of WattigniesBattle of MainzBattle of SprimontBattle of Aldenhoven (1794)Battle of JemappesBattle of WattigniesBattle of MainzBattle of SprimontBattle of Aldenhoven (1794)FrankfurtBrusselsLilleAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnMetz100 km50.273N, 5.715E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1792: 1 engagements1793: 3 engagements1794: 6 engagements6 in 17941795: 2 engagements17921795
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jemappes, 1792Battle of Caesar's Camp, 1793Siege of Le Quesnoy, 1793Battle of Wattignies, 1793Battle of Mainz, 1794Battle of Mouscron, 1794Battle at Courtrai, 1794Siege of Ypres, 1794Battle of Sprimont, 1794Battle of Aldenhoven (1794), 1794Battle of Höchst, 1795Battle of Pfeddersheim, 179517921795
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 November 1792Battle of JemappesMons, BelgiumFrench victory; Start of the Flanders campaign
7 August 1793Battle of Caesar's CampMarquion, France63 km SWCoalition victory
28 August 1793Siege of Le QuesnoyLe Quesnoy, France39 km ECoalition victory
16 October 1793Battle of WattigniesMaubeuge, France27 km EFrench victory
1794Battle of MainzMainz, Germany304 km EAustrian victory
26 April 1794Battle of MouscronMouscron, Belgium368 km WFrench victory
10 May 1794Battle at CourtraiKortrijk, Belgium12 km NFrench victory
1 June 1794Siege of YpresYpres, Belgium27 km WFrench victory
18 September 1794Battle of SprimontSprimont, Belgium203 km EFrench victory; France completes annexation of Austrian...
2 October 1794Battle of Aldenhoven (1794)Aldenhoven, Germany61 km NEFrench victory
11 October 1795Battle of HöchstHöchst, Germany183 km SEAustrian victory
10 November 1795Battle of PfeddersheimPfeddersheim, Germany53 km SAustrian 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, The original uploader was Anathema at German Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.