Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Louis François, duc de Boufflers

Battles of Louis François, duc de Boufflers

Marshal of France (1644-1711)

Louis François, duc de Boufflers is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1691 and 1708: 2 battles and 5 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (6), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 447 km apart end to end, 74 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (5), War of the Spanish Succession (2).

Siege of MonsSiege of HuySiege of NamurBattle of SteenkerqueSiege of NamurBattle of EkerenSiege of LilleSiege of NamurBattle of SteenkerqueSiege of NamurBattle of EkerenSiege of LilleBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamCologneLuxembourgDüsseldorfBonnUtrechtRouenBrugge100 km50.858N, 4.145E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1691: 1 engagements1692: 2 engagements2 in 16921694: 1 engagements1695: 1 engagements1703: 1 engagements1708: 1 engagements16911708
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Mons, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Ekeren, 1703Siege of Lille, 170816911708
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 March 1691Siege of MonsMons, BelgiumFrench victory
1692Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium65 km EFrench victory
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerque, Belgium59 km WSee Aftermath
22 September 1694Siege of HuyHuy, Belgium83 km EGrand Alliance victory
1695Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium27 km WGrand Alliance victory
30 June 1703Battle of EkerenEkeren, Belgium94 km NSee Aftermath
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLille, France119 km SWGrand Alliance 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, Studio of Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.