Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

Battles of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's forces (1559-1632) in the Thirty Years' War

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1622 and 1633: 8 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Germany (9), Switzerland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,567 km apart end to end, 174 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (9).

Battle of HöchstSiege of HeidelbergCapture of MannheimBattle of WerbenRelief of KonstanzBattle of MingolsheimBattle of WimpfenBattle of StadtlohnBattle of LutterBattle of RainBattle of MingolsheimBattle of WimpfenBattle of StadtlohnBattle of LutterBattle of RainBerlinAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsMunichPragueZürichThe HagueDresdenStuttgart200 km50.265N, 9.457E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1622: 5 engagements5 in 16221623: 1 engagements1626: 1 engagements1631: 1 engagements1632: 1 engagements1633: 1 engagements16221633
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mingolsheim, 1622Battle of Wimpfen, 1622Battle of Höchst, 1622Siege of Heidelberg, 1622Capture of Mannheim, 1622Battle of Stadtlohn, 1623Battle of Lutter, 1626Battle of Werben, 1631Battle of Rain, 1632Relief of Konstanz, 163316221633
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 April 1622Battle of MingolsheimBad Schönborn, GermanyPalatine victory
6 May 1622Battle of WimpfenBad Wimpfen, Germany37 km ECatholic victory
20 June 1622Battle of HöchstHöchst, Germany109 km NWCatholic victory
23 July 1622Siege of HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany77 km SSpanish-Imperial victory
20 October 1622Capture of MannheimMannheim, Germany19 km NWImperial–Spanish victory
6 August 1623Battle of StadtlohnStadtlohn, Germany302 km NCatholic victory; End of the Bohemian-Palatinate War...
27 August 1626Battle of LutterLutter am Barenberge, Germany225 km EImperial victory
22 July 1631Battle of WerbenWerben, Germany154 km NESwedish victory
1632Battle of RainRain, Germany472 km SSwedish victory
1633Relief of KonstanzSwitzerland171 km SWPeace of Prague

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, Pieter de Jode I / After Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.