Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Louis XIII of France

Battles of Louis XIII of France

King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 (1601–1643)

Louis XIII of France is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1621 and 1629: 2 battles, 10 sieges and 1 naval action, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,692 km apart end to end, 224 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Huguenot rebellions (8), French Wars of Religion (4), Thirty Years' War (1).

Capture of SaumurBlockade of La RochelleSiege of RoyanNègrepelisse massacreNaval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéRecovery of Ré islandSiege of PrivasSiege of AlèsSiege of MontaubanSiege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySiege of MontpellierSiege of Saint-Martin-de-RéSiege of La RochelleSiege of MontaubanSiege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySiege of MontpellierSiege of Saint-Martin-de-RéSiege of La RochelleGenevaLyonMarseilleBilbaoBordeauxToulouseNantesGrenobleSan SebastiánSaint-Étienne200 km45.435N, 1.591E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1621: 4 engagements4 in 16211622: 4 engagements4 in 16221625: 1 engagements1627: 2 engagements1629: 2 engagements16211629
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Montauban, 1621Capture of Saumur, 1621Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621Blockade of La Rochelle, 1621Siege of Montpellier, 1622Siege of Royan, 1622Nègrepelisse massacre, 1622Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 1622Recovery of Ré island, 1625Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 1627Siege of La Rochelle, 1627Siege of Privas, 1629Siege of Alès, 162916211629
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1621Siege of MontaubanMontauban, FranceHuguenot victory
May 1621Capture of SaumurSaumur, France377 km NRoyalist victory
30 May 1621Siege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySaint-Jean-d'Angély, France150 km SRoyalist victory
June 1621Blockade of La RochelleLa Rochelle, France54 km NWStalemate
1622Siege of MontpellierMontpellier, France487 km SEStalemate
May 1622Siege of RoyanRoyan, France449 km NWRoyalist victory
10 June 1622Nègrepelisse massacreNègrepelisse, France265 km SERoyal victory
27 October 1622Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéIsle of Ré, France328 km NWInconclusive
September 1625Recovery of Ré islandIsle of Ré, France3 km SWRoyalist victory
1627Siege of Saint-Martin-de-RéIsle of Ré, France1 km WFrench victory
10 September 1627Siege of La RochelleLa Rochelle, France21 km EFrench Royalist victory
1629Siege of PrivasPrivas, France476 km ERoyal victory
1629Siege of AlèsAlès, France79 km SWRoyal 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, Philippe de Champaigne / Formerly attributed to Jan van Belcamp, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.