Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Philips van Almonde

Battles of Philips van Almonde

Dutch Lieutenant Admiral, 1644 to 1711

Philips van Almonde is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1676 and 1705: 1 siege and 4 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in France (2), Spain (2), Sweden (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,319 km apart end to end, 830 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (2), Scanian War (1), War of the Spanish Succession (1).

Battle of ÖlandAction at La HogueBattles of Barfleur and La HougueBattle of Vigo BaySiege of BarcelonaBattle of ÖlandAction at La HogueBattles of Barfleur and La HougueBattle of Vigo BaySiege of BarcelonaMadridBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamMilanFrankfurtNaplesHamburgBrussels1000 km48.916N, 3.999E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1676: 1 engagements1692: 2 engagements2 in 16921702: 1 engagements1705: 1 engagements16761705
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Öland, 1676Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702Siege of Barcelona, 170516761705
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea, SwedenDano-Dutch victory
23 May 1692Action at La HogueSaint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France1,415 km SWAnglo-Dutch victory
29 May 1692Battles of Barfleur and La HougueEnglish Channel, France4 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
23 October 1702Battle of Vigo BayRía de Vigo, Spain996 km SWAnglo-Dutch victory
14 September 1705Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain904 km EGrand 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.