Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Philip V of Spain

Battles of Philip V of Spain

King of Spain from 1700 to 1746 (1683–1746)

Philip V of Spain is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1702 and 1710: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (2), Italy (1), Algeria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,073 km apart end to end, 691 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (2), War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia (1).

Battle of LuzzaraSiege of BarcelonaSiege of Oran (1708)Battle of VillaviciosaBattle of LuzzaraSiege of BarcelonaSiege of Oran (1708)Battle of VillaviciosaMadridAlgiersMilanNaplesTunisLyonSevillePalermoValenciaZagreb500 km40.332N, 3.932E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1702: 1 engagements1 in 17021706: 1 engagements1 in 17061707: 1 engagements1 in 17071710: 1 engagements1 in 171017021710
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Luzzara, 1702Siege of Barcelona, 1706Siege of Oran (1708), 1707Battle of Villaviciosa, 171017021710
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 August 1702Battle of LuzzaraLuzzara, ItalyInconclusive
3 April 1706Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain797 km SWGrand Alliance victory
1707Siege of Oran (1708)Oran, Algeria678 km SAlgerian victory
10 December 1710Battle of VillaviciosaVillaviciosa de Tajuña, Spain598 km NFranco-Spanish 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, Jean Ranc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.