Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Johann Geyso

Battles of Johann Geyso

17th century German nobleman and General, 1593 to 1661

Johann Geyso is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1641 and 1648: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Germany. Taken in date order, the sites lie 787 km apart end to end, 394 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (4).

Siege of DorstenBattle of NördlingenBattle of WevelinghovenBattle of FrankenbergSiege of DorstenBattle of NördlingenBattle of WevelinghovenBattle of FrankenbergFrankfurtStuttgartCologneNürnbergStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonn200 km50.255N, 8.602E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Dorsten, 1641Battle of Nördlingen, 1645Battle of Wevelinghoven, 164816411648
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
September 1641Siege of DorstenDorsten, GermanyImperial victory
3 August 1645Battle of NördlingenNördlingen, Germany406 km SEFrench–Hessian victory
14 June 1648Battle of WevelinghovenGrevenbroich, Germany381 km NWHessian victory
date unknownBattle of FrankenbergGermanySwedish–Hessian 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, Anselm van Hulle / Pieter de Jode II, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.