Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of John Joseph of Austria

Battles of John Joseph of Austria

Spanish general (1629-1679)

John Joseph of Austria is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1651 and 1664: 3 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (2), France (2), Portugal (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,208 km apart end to end, 642 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Spanish War (2), Portuguese Restoration War (2), Reapers' War (1).

Capture of the galleon Lion CouronnéSiege of BarcelonaBattle of ValenciennesBattle of the DunesBattle of AmeixialBattle of Castelo RodrigoSiege of BarcelonaBattle of ValenciennesBattle of the DunesBattle of AmeixialBattle of Castelo RodrigoMadridGenevaAmsterdamMilanLisbonMunichZürichLyonSevillePalermo1000 km44.909N, 2.063W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1651: 1 engagements1 in 16511652: 1 engagements1 in 16521656: 1 engagements1 in 16561658: 1 engagements1 in 16581663: 1 engagements1 in 16631664: 1 engagements1 in 166416511664
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Capture of the galleon Lion Couronné, 1651Siege of Barcelona, 1652Battle of Valenciennes, 1656Battle of the Dunes, 1658Battle of Ameixial, 1663Battle of Castelo Rodrigo, 166416511664
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 June 1651Capture of the galleon Lion CouronnéFormentera, SpainSpanish victory
October 1652Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain297 km NSpanish victory
18 May 1656Battle of ValenciennesValenciennes, France1,003 km NSpanish victory
14 June 1658Battle of the DunesDunkirk, France111 km NWFranco-Commonwealth victory
8 June 1663Battle of AmeixialFreguesia de Santa Vitória do Ameixial, Portugal1,565 km SWAnglo-Portuguese victory
7 July 1664Battle of Castelo RodrigoFigueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal232 km NPortuguese 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, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.