Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt

Battles of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt

Marshal of France (1605-1657)

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1635 and 1652: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Spain (4), Belgium (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,278 km apart end to end, 320 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Reapers' War (4), Thirty Years' War (1).

Battle of Les AvinsBattle of MontmelóBattle of LleidaSiege of LleidaSiege of BarcelonaBattle of Les AvinsBattle of MontmelóBattle of LleidaSiege of LleidaSiege of BarcelonaMadridGenevaMilanNaplesBrusselsMunichPragueZürichLyonFlorence500 km45.891N, 2.954E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1635: 1 engagements1642: 2 engagements2 in 16421644: 1 engagements1652: 1 engagements16351652
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Les Avins, 1635Battle of Montmeló, 1642Battle of Lleida, 1642Siege of Lleida, 1644Siege of Barcelona, 165216351652
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 May 1635Battle of Les AvinsLes Avins, BelgiumFrench victory
28 March 1642Battle of MontmelóMontmeló, Spain1,011 km SFranco-Catalan victory
7 October 1642Battle of LleidaLleida, Spain135 km WFranco-Catalan victory
May 1644Siege of LleidaLleida, Spain1 km NWSpanish victory
October 1652Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain132 km ESpanish 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.