Atlas of Battles

commander, 19 engagements

Battles of Eugene of Savoy

Battles of Eugene of Savoy

prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1663-1736)

Eugene of Savoy is recorded as a commander at 19 placed engagements in the atlas between 1687 and 1734: 11 battles, 7 sieges and 1 naval action across 7 present-day countries, most in Italy (7), France (4), Serbia (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,840 km apart end to end, 436 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (12), Great Turkish War (3), Nine Years' War (1).

Siege of BelgradeSiege of CuneoBattle of CarpiBattle of ChiariBattle of CremonaBattle of LuzzaraBattle of CassanoSiege of ToulonSiege of LilleSiege of TournaiBattle of DenainSiege of TemeşvarSiege of BelgradeSiege of PhilippsburgBattle of MohácsBattle of ZentaBattle of BlenheimSiege of TurinBattle of OudenardeBattle of MohácsBattle of ZentaBattle of BlenheimSiege of TurinBattle of OudenardeViennaGenevaMilanFrankfurtBudapestMunichPragueZürichLyonBelgrade500 km46.977N, 12.144E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1687: 1 engagements1688: 1 engagements1691: 1 engagements1697: 1 engagements1701: 2 engagements2 in 17011702: 2 engagements2 in 17021704: 1 engagements1705: 1 engagements1706: 1 engagements1707: 1 engagements1708: 2 engagements2 in 17081709: 1 engagements1712: 1 engagements1716: 1 engagements1717: 1 engagements1734: 1 engagements16871734
19 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mohács, 1687Siege of Belgrade, 1688Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Zenta, 1697Battle of Carpi, 1701Battle of Chiari, 1701Battle of Cremona, 1702Battle of Luzzara, 1702Battle of Blenheim, 1704Battle of Cassano, 1705Siege of Turin, 1706Siege of Toulon, 1707Battle of Oudenarde, 1708Siege of Lille, 1708Siege of Tournai, 1709Battle of Denain, 1712Siege of Temeşvar, 1716Siege of Belgrade, 1717Siege of Philippsburg, 173416871734
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 August 1687Battle of MohácsNagyharsány, HungaryHoly Roman Empire victory
30 July 1688Siege of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia198 km SEHoly League victory
11 June 1691Siege of CuneoCuneo, Italy1,023 km WGrand Alliance victory
11 September 1697Battle of ZentaSenta, Serbia998 km EHoly League victory
9 July 1701Battle of CarpiQ100041, Italy683 km WAustrian victory
1 September 1701Battle of ChiariChiari, Italy122 km WAustrian victory
1 February 1702Battle of CremonaCremona, Italy45 km SInconclusive
15 August 1702Battle of LuzzaraLuzzara, Italy56 km EInconclusive
13 August 1704Battle of BlenheimBlindheim, Germany409 km NGrand Alliance victory
16 August 1705Battle of CassanoCassano d’Adda, Italy356 km SFrench victory
7 September 1706Siege of TurinTurin, Italy153 km WGrand Alliance victory
29 July 1707Siege of ToulonToulon, France257 km SWFrench victory
11 July 1708Battle of OudenardeOudenaarde, Belgium875 km NAnglo-Dutch victory
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLille, France44 km SWGrand Alliance victory
28 June 1709Siege of TournaiTournai, France24 km EGrand Alliance victory
24 July 1712Battle of DenainDenain, France31 km SFrench victory
31 August 1716Siege of TemeşvarTimișoara, Romania1,416 km EHabsburg victory
18 June 1717Siege of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia121 km SWHabsburg victory
2 June 1734Siege of PhilippsburgPhilippsburg, Germany1,032 km NWFrench 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, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.