Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Gaspard III de Coligny

Battles of Gaspard III de Coligny

Marshal of France (1584-1646)

Gaspard III de Coligny is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1635 and 1641: 2 battles and 4 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in France (4), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 555 km apart end to end, 111 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (4), Franco-Spanish War (2).

Siege of La CapelleBattle of Les AvinsSiege of LeuvenSiege of Saint-OmerSiege of ArrasBattle of La MarféeBattle of Les AvinsSiege of LeuvenSiege of Saint-OmerSiege of ArrasBattle of La MarféeBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfRouenMetzCharleroiReims100 km50.285N, 3.772E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1635: 2 engagements2 in 16351636: 1 engagements1638: 1 engagements1640: 1 engagements1641: 1 engagements16351641
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Les Avins, 1635Siege of Leuven, 1635Siege of La Capelle, 1636Siege of Saint-Omer, 1638Siege of Arras, 1640Battle of La Marfée, 164116351641
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 May 1635Battle of Les AvinsLes Avins, BelgiumFrench victory
24 June 1635Siege of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium66 km NWImperial-Spanish victory
1636Siege of La CapelleLa Capelle, France113 km SWSpanish victory
24 May 1638Siege of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer, France145 km NWImperial-Spanish victory
9 July 1640Siege of ArrasArras, France63 km SEFrench victory
6 July 1641Battle of La MarféeSedan, France168 km EImperial-Spanish 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, Workshop of Jan van Ravesteyn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.