Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of René de Froulay de Tessé

Battles of René de Froulay de Tessé

Marshal of France (1648-1725)

René de Froulay de Tessé is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1704 and 1707: 3 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (2), United Kingdom (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,526 km apart end to end, 509 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (3), War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia (1).

Twelfth Siege of GibraltarSiege of BadajozSiege of BarcelonaSiege of ToulonTwelfth Siege of GibraltarSiege of BadajozSiege of BarcelonaSiege of ToulonMadridAlgiersLisbonSevilleValenciaOranMarseilleBilbaoConstantineAnnaba500 km39.638N, 0.522W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1704: 1 engagements1 in 17041705: 1 engagements1 in 17051706: 1 engagements1 in 17061707: 1 engagements1 in 170717041707
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, 1704Siege of Badajoz, 1705Siege of Barcelona, 1706Siege of Toulon, 170717041707
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
September 1704Twelfth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomGrand Alliance victory
4 October 1705Siege of BadajozBadajoz, Spain336 km NWBourbon victory
3 April 1706Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain826 km NEGrand Alliance victory
29 July 1707Siege of ToulonToulon, France365 km NEFrench 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, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.