Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of John II, Duke of Alençon

Battles of John II, Duke of Alençon

Duke of Alençon (1415-1474), 1409 to 1476

John II, Duke of Alençon is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1429 and 1432: 3 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 640 km apart end to end, 160 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Hundred Years' War (5).

Battle of Meung-sur-LoireBattle of BeaugencyBattle of JargeauSiege of ParisSiege of PouancéBattle of Meung-sur-LoireBattle of BeaugencyBattle of JargeauSiege of ParisSiege of PouancéRennesNantesToursOrléansCaenLe MansVersaillesBourgesNeversAuxerre100 km47.826N, 0.588E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1429: 4 engagements4 in 14291432: 1 engagements14291432
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429Battle of Beaugency, 1429Battle of Jargeau, 1429Siege of Paris, 1429Siege of Pouancé, 143214291432
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 June 1429Battle of Meung-sur-LoireMeung-sur-Loire, FranceFrench victory
17 June 1429Battle of BeaugencyBeaugency, France115 km SFrench victory
20 June 1429Battle of JargeauJargeau, France124 km NFrench victory
8 September 1429Siege of ParisParis, France111 km NEnglish and Burgundian victory
6 January 1432Siege of PouancéPouancé, France289 km SWPeace agreement

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.