Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

Battles of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

British prince (1763-1827)

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1793 and 1799: 11 battles and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in France (7), Netherlands (5), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 741 km apart end to end, 57 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the First Coalition (7), French Revolutionary Wars (4), War of the Second Coalition (1).

Siege of ValenciennesBattle of Caesar's CampSiege of DunkirkBattle of BeaumontBattle at CourtraiBattle of BoxtelSiege of NijmegenBattle of PuiflijkBattle of AlkmaarBattle of FamarsBattle of HondschooteBattle of TourcoingBattle of TournayBattle of CastricumBattle of FamarsBattle of HondschooteBattle of TourcoingBattle of TournayBattle of CastricumAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnUtrechtHaarlem100 km51.379N, 4.113E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1793: 5 engagements1794: 7 engagements7 in 17941799: 2 engagements17931799
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Famars, 1793Siege of Valenciennes, 1793Battle of Caesar's Camp, 1793Siege of Dunkirk, 1793Battle of Hondschoote, 1793Battle of Beaumont, 1794Battle at Courtrai, 1794Battle of Tourcoing, 1794Battle of Tournay, 1794Battle of Boxtel, 1794Siege of Nijmegen, 1794Battle of Puiflijk, 1794Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Castricum, 179917931799
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 May 1793Battle of FamarsFamars, FranceCoalition victory
25 May 1793Siege of ValenciennesValenciennes, France5 km NCoalition victory
7 August 1793Battle of Caesar's CampMarquion, France35 km SWCoalition victory
24 August 1793Siege of DunkirkDunkirk, France105 km NWFrench victory
8 September 1793Battle of HondschooteHondschoote, France16 km SEFrench victory
1794Battle of BeaumontFrance113 km SEAnglo-Austrian victory
10 May 1794Battle at CourtraiKortrijk, Belgium80 km NFrench victory
18 May 1794Battle of TourcoingTourcoing, France14 km SWFrench victory
22 May 1794Battle of TournayTournai, Belgium22 km SECoalition victory
14 September 1794Battle of BoxtelBoxtel, Netherlands175 km NEFrench victory
October 1794Siege of NijmegenNijmegen, Netherlands45 km NEFrench victory
1794Battle of PuiflijkPuiflijk, Netherlands19 km WFrench victory
2 October 1799Battle of AlkmaarAlkmaar, Netherlands102 km NWAnglo-Russian victory
6 October 1799Battle of CastricumQ137926253, Netherlands12 km SWFranco-Batavian 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, Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.