Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Henry IV of France

Battles of Henry IV of France

King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)

Henry IV of France is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1587 and 1597: 3 battles and 5 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,164 km apart end to end, 166 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Wars of Religion (4), Anglo-Spanish War (3).

Battle of CoutrasSiege of CaudebecSiege of CalaisBattle of ArquesBattle of IvrySiege of ParisSiege of RouenSiege of AmiensBattle of ArquesBattle of IvrySiege of ParisSiege of RouenSiege of AmiensGenevaFrankfurtBrusselsZürichLyonBordeauxBernLe Havre500 km47.995N, 1.112E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1587: 1 engagements1589: 1 engagements1590: 2 engagements2 in 15901591: 1 engagements1592: 1 engagements1596: 1 engagements1597: 1 engagements15871597
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Coutras, 1587Battle of Arques, 1589Battle of Ivry, 1590Siege of Paris, 1590Siege of Rouen, 1591Siege of Caudebec, 1592Siege of Calais, 1596Siege of Amiens, 159715871597
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 October 1587Battle of CoutrasCoutras, FranceHuguenot victory
15 September 1589Battle of ArquesArques-la-Bataille, France546 km NAnglo-French victory
1590Battle of IvryFrance114 km SRoyalist victory
7 May 1590Siege of ParisParis, France65 km ECatholic-Spanish victory
11 November 1591Siege of RouenRouen, France113 km NWSpanish-Catholic victory
24 April 1592Siege of CaudebecCaudebec-en-Caux, France28 km WRoyalist victory
April 1596Siege of CalaisCalais, France177 km NESpanish victory
13 May 1597Siege of AmiensAmiens, France121 km SFranco-English victory; Peace of Vervins

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, Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.