Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Jürgen von Farensbach

Battles of Jürgen von Farensbach

Baltic German military personnel (1551-1602)

Jürgen von Farensbach is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1600 and 1602: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Estonia (2), Latvia (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 211 km apart end to end, 70 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 (4).

Battle of KarksiBattle of WendenSiege of WolmarSiege of FellinBattle of KarksiBattle of WendenSiege of WolmarSiege of FellinRigaPskovTartuPärnuJelgavaRēzekneSlantsyHaapsalu100 km57.840N, 25.435E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1600: 1 engagements1601: 2 engagements2 in 16011602: 1 engagements16001602
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Karksi, 1600Battle of Wenden, 1601Siege of Wolmar, 1601Siege of Fellin, 160216001602
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 October 1600Battle of KarksiKarksi, EstoniaPolish–Lithuanian victory
7 January 1601Battle of WendenCēsis, Latvia91 km SPolish–Lithuanian victory
18 October 1601Siege of WolmarValmiera, Latvia26 km NPolish-Lithuanian victory
25 March 1602Siege of FellinViljandi, Estonia93 km NPolish-Lithuanian 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.