Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

Battles of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

English soldier and politician (1608-1670)

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1651 and 1667: 1 siege and 5 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,093 km apart end to end, 219 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Anglo-Dutch War (3), First Anglo-Dutch War (2).

Siege of DundeeBattle of the GabbardBattle of ScheveningenSt. James's Day BattleFour Days' BattleRaid on the MedwayBattle of the GabbardBattle of ScheveningenSt. James's Day BattleFour Days' BattleRaid on the MedwayAmsterdamBrusselsGlasgowBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsRotterdamCologneAntwerpen200 km53.914N, 0.652E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1651: 1 engagements1653: 2 engagements2 in 16531666: 2 engagements2 in 16661667: 1 engagements16511667
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Dundee, 1651Battle of the Gabbard, 1653Battle of Scheveningen, 1653St. James's Day Battle, 1666Four Days' Battle, 1666Raid on the Medway, 166716511667
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1651Siege of DundeeUnited KingdomEnglish victory
3 June 1653Battle of the GabbardSuffolk, United Kingdom588 km SEEnglish victory
8 August 1653Battle of ScheveningenTer Heijde, Netherlands173 km ESee aftermath
1666St. James's Day BattleNorth Foreland, United Kingdom202 km SWEnglish victory
11 June 1666Four Days' BattleNorth Foreland, United Kingdom28 km EDutch victory
9 June 1667Raid on the MedwayRiver Medway, United Kingdom102 km WDutch 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 Peter Lely, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.