Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Juan del Águila

Battles of Juan del Águila

Spanish general, 1545 to 1602

Juan del Águila is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1585 and 1601: 2 battles and 4 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in France (3), Netherlands (2), Ireland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,446 km apart end to end, 289 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (2), Anglo-Spanish War (2), French Wars of Religion (1).

Siege of Fort CrozonBattle of EmpelSiege of GraveBattle of CraonSiege of MorlaixSiege of KinsaleBattle of EmpelSiege of GraveBattle of CraonSiege of MorlaixSiege of KinsaleGenevaAmsterdamBrusselsDublinBirminghamManchesterThe HagueLe Havre500 km49.804N, 1.396W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1585: 1 engagements1586: 1 engagements1592: 1 engagements1594: 2 engagements2 in 15941601: 1 engagements15851601
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Empel, 1585Siege of Grave, 1586Battle of Craon, 1592Siege of Morlaix, 1594Siege of Fort Crozon, 1594Siege of Kinsale, 160115851601
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 December 1585Battle of EmpelEmpel, NetherlandsSpanish victory
February 1586Siege of GraveGrave, Netherlands28 km ESpanish victory
21 May 1592Battle of CraonCraon, France647 km SWCatholic League-Spanish victory
6 September 1594Siege of MorlaixMorlaix, France228 km WAnglo-Royal French victory
1 October 1594Siege of Fort CrozonCrozon, France61 km SWAnglo-French victory
2 October 1601Siege of KinsaleKinsale, Ireland481 km NWEnglish 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, Otto van Veen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.