Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Philip III the Good

Battles of Philip III the Good

Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467 (1396-1467)

Philip III the Good is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1426 and 1465: 4 battles and 4 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Belgium (4), Netherlands (3), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 937 km apart end to end, 134 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Revolt of Ghent (3), Hook and Cod Wars (2), Hundred Years' War (1).

Siege of OudenaardeBattle of BazelSiege of DeventerBattle of BrouwershavenSiege of GoudaSiege of CalaisBattle of GavereBattle of MontenakenBattle of BrouwershavenSiege of GoudaSiege of CalaisBattle of GavereBattle of MontenakenAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnHaarlem100 km51.486N, 4.003E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1426: 1 engagements1428: 1 engagements1436: 1 engagements1452: 2 engagements2 in 14521453: 1 engagements1456: 1 engagements1465: 1 engagements14261465
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Brouwershaven, 1426Siege of Gouda, 1428Siege of Calais, 1436Siege of Oudenaarde, 1452Battle of Bazel, 1452Battle of Gavere, 1453Siege of Deventer, 1456Battle of Montenaken, 146514261465
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1426Battle of BrouwershavenBrouwershaven, NetherlandsBurgundian victory
1428Siege of GoudaGouda, Netherlands63 km NEBurgundian victory
1436Siege of CalaisCalais, France230 km SWEnglish victory
14 April 1452Siege of OudenaardeOudenaarde, Belgium123 km EBurgundian victory
1452Battle of BazelBazel, Belgium59 km NEBurgundian victory
23 July 1453Battle of GavereGavere, Belgium51 km SWBurgundian victory: Peace of Gavere
1456Siege of DeventerDeventer, Netherlands226 km NEBurgundian victory
20 October 1465Battle of MontenakenMontenaken, Belgium184 km SWBurgundian 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, After Rogier van der Weyden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.