Atlas of Battles

commander, 20 engagements

Battles of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Battles of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

French nobleman, general, Marshal of France, 1611 to 1675

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne is recorded as a commander at 20 placed engagements in the atlas between 1638 and 1675: 12 battles and 8 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in France (11), Germany (7), Italy (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,002 km apart end to end, 158 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (6), Franco-Spanish War (5), Franco-Dutch War (5).

Siege of BreisachSiege of Philippsburg (1644)Battle of HerbsthausenBattle of BléneauBattle of the Faubourg St AntoineSiege of MouzonBattle of ValenciennesSiege of DunkirkSiege of BerguesSiege of LilleSiege of TournaiBattle of EntzheimBattle of MulhouseBattle of SalzbachBattle of FreiburgBattle of NördlingenBattle of the DunesBattle of SinsheimBattle of TurckheimBattle of FreiburgBattle of NördlingenBattle of the DunesBattle of SinsheimBattle of TurckheimFrankfurtBrusselsZürichLilleCologneAntwerpenStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorf200 km49.370N, 6.103E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1638: 1 engagements1640: 1 engagements1644: 2 engagements1645: 2 engagements1652: 2 engagements1653: 1 engagements1656: 1 engagements1658: 3 engagements3 in 16581667: 2 engagements1674: 3 engagements3 in 16741675: 2 engagements16381675
20 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Breisach, 1638Siege of Turin, 1640Battle of Freiburg, 1644Siege of Philippsburg (1644), 1644Battle of Herbsthausen, 1645Battle of Nördlingen, 1645Battle of Bléneau, 1652Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine, 1652Siege of Mouzon, 1653Battle of Valenciennes, 1656Siege of Dunkirk, 1658Battle of the Dunes, 1658Siege of Bergues, 1658Siege of Lille, 1667Siege of Tournai, 1667Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 167516381675
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 August 1638Siege of BreisachBreisach, GermanyFrench-Weimaran victory
22 May 1640Siege of TurinTurin, Italy330 km SFranco-Piedmontese victory
3 August 1644Battle of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany326 km NInconclusive
25 August 1644Siege of Philippsburg (1644)Germany145 km NFrench victory
2 May 1645Battle of HerbsthausenBad Mergentheim, Germany101 km EBavarian victory
3 August 1645Battle of NördlingenNördlingen, Germany84 km SEFrench–Hessian victory
7 April 1652Battle of BléneauBléneau, France581 km WInconclusive
1652Battle of the Faubourg St AntoineFrance135 km NRoyalist victory
1653Siege of MouzonFrance214 km NEFrench victory
18 May 1656Battle of ValenciennesValenciennes, France139 km NWSpanish victory
25 May 1658Siege of DunkirkDunkirk, France111 km NWAnglo-French victory
14 June 1658Battle of the DunesDunkirk, France0 km NEFranco-Commonwealth victory
28 June 1658Siege of BerguesBergues, France9 km SEFrench victory
1667Siege of LilleLille, France58 km SEFrench victory
21 June 1667Siege of TournaiTournai, Belgium23 km EFrench victory
16 June 1674Battle of SinsheimSinsheim, Germany417 km EFrench victory
4 October 1674Battle of EntzheimEntzheim, France115 km SWSee Aftermath
29 December 1674Battle of MulhouseMulhouse, France90 km SFrench victory
5 January 1675Battle of TurckheimTurckheim, France38 km NFrench victory
27 July 1675Battle of SalzbachSasbach, Germany86 km NEInconclusive

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, UnknownUnknown , French School, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.