Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Battles of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734)

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1690 and 1734: 4 battles and 6 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Spain (3), Ireland (2), France (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,419 km apart end to end, 713 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (3), Williamite War in Ireland (2), War of the Polish Succession (2).

Battle of CavanSiege of NiceSiege of San SebastiánSiege of KehlSiege of PhilippsburgBattle of the BoyneBattle of LandenBattle of AlmansaSiege of LilleSiege of BarcelonaBattle of the BoyneBattle of LandenBattle of AlmansaSiege of LilleSiege of BarcelonaMadridBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamMilanFrankfurtLisbonNaplesHamburg1000 km46.433N, 0.547E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1690: 2 engagements2 in 16901693: 1 engagements1705: 1 engagements1707: 1 engagements1708: 1 engagements1713: 1 engagements1719: 1 engagements1733: 1 engagements1734: 1 engagements16901734
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cavan, 1690Battle of the Boyne, 1690Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Nice, 1705Battle of Almansa, 1707Siege of Lille, 1708Siege of Barcelona, 1713Siege of San Sebastián, 1719Siege of Kehl, 1733Siege of Philippsburg, 173416901734
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1690Battle of CavanIrelandWilliamite victory
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDrogheda, Ireland68 km SEWilliamite victory
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwinden, Belgium845 km EFrench victory
15 March 1705Siege of NiceNice, France805 km SFrench victory
25 April 1707Battle of AlmansaAlmansa, Spain880 km SWFranco-Spanish victory
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLille, France1,347 km NGrand Alliance victory
25 July 1713Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain1,029 km SBourbon victory
1719Siege of San SebastiánSan Sebastián, Spain402 km NWFrench victory
14 October 1733Siege of KehlKehl, Germany955 km NEFrench victory
2 June 1734Siege of PhilippsburgPhilippsburg, Germany88 km NEFrench 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, Circle of Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.