Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Jean Guiton

Battles of Jean Guiton

French politician and admiral (1585-1654)

Jean Guiton is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1621 and 1627: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 40 km apart end to end, 13 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Huguenot rebellions (3), French Wars of Religion (1).

Blockade of La RochelleNaval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéRecovery of Ré islandSiege of La RochelleBlockade of La RochelleNaval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéRecovery of Ré islandBordeauxLimogesNantesToursBriveAngersPoitier100 km46.187N, 1.275W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1621: 1 engagements1 in 16211622: 1 engagements1 in 16221625: 1 engagements1 in 16251627: 1 engagements1 in 162716211627
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Blockade of La Rochelle, 1621Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 1622Recovery of Ré island, 1625Siege of La Rochelle, 162716211627
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
June 1621Blockade of La RochelleLa Rochelle, FranceStalemate
27 October 1622Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéIsle of Ré, France18 km WInconclusive
September 1625Recovery of Ré islandIsle of Ré, France3 km SWRoyalist victory
10 September 1627Siege of La RochelleLa Rochelle, France20 km EFrench Royalist 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, AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.