Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone

Battles of Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone

Dutch general in the service of England (1644-1703)

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1673 and 1695: 2 battles and 4 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Ireland (4), Netherlands (1), Belgium (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,059 km apart end to end, 412 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Williamite War in Ireland (4), Nine Years' War (1).

Siege of AthloneSiege of Naarden (1673)Battle of the BoyneSiege of LimerickBattle of AughrimSiege of NamurSiege of Naarden (1673)Battle of the BoyneSiege of LimerickBattle of AughrimSiege of NamurBrusselsBirminghamManchesterThe HagueBelfastLe Havre500 km52.095N, 1.731W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1673: 1 engagements1690: 1 engagements1691: 3 engagements3 in 16911695: 1 engagements16731695
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Naarden (1673), 1673Battle of the Boyne, 1690Siege of Limerick, 1691Siege of Athlone, 1691Battle of Aughrim, 1691Siege of Namur, 169516731695
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1673Siege of Naarden (1673)Naarden, NetherlandsDutch-Spanish victory
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDrogheda, Ireland790 km WWilliamite victory
1691Siege of LimerickLimerick, Ireland188 km SWWilliamite victory; Treaty of Limerick; Evacuation of...
June 1691Siege of AthloneAthlone, Ireland97 km NEWilliamite victory
22 July 1691Battle of AughrimAughrim, Ireland29 km SWWilliamite and Allied victory
1695Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium956 km EGrand Alliance 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, anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.