Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk

Battles of Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk

Dutch army commander; (1640-1708)

Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1691 and 1708: 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (4), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 231 km apart end to end, 58 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (3), Nine Years' War (2).

Battle of LeuzeBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of RamilliesBattle of OudenardeSiege of LilleBattle of LeuzeBattle of RamilliesBattle of OudenardeSiege of LilleThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfBonnUtrechtRouenCharleroi100 km50.715N, 3.986E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1691: 1 engagements1692: 1 engagements1706: 1 engagements1708: 2 engagements2 in 170816911708
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Leuze, 1691Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ramillies, 1706Battle of Oudenarde, 1708Siege of Lille, 170816911708
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 September 1691Battle of LeuzeLeuze-en-Hainaut, BelgiumFrench victory
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerque, Belgium32 km ESee Aftermath
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamillies, Belgium60 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
11 July 1708Battle of OudenardeOudenaarde, Belgium95 km WAnglo-Dutch victory
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLille, France44 km SWGrand 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, After Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.