Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of William III of England

Battles of William III of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702 (1650–1702)

William III of England is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1672 and 1695: 7 battles and 6 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Belgium (6), Netherlands (3), Ireland (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,180 km apart end to end, 265 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Dutch War (6), Nine Years' War (3), Williamite War in Ireland (2).

Battle of WoerdenSiege of CharleroiSiege of Naarden (1673)Siege of Bonn in 1673Siege of GraveBattle of Saint-DenisSiege of LimerickSiege of NamurBattle of SeneffeBattle of CasselBattle of the BoyneBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of LandenBattle of SeneffeBattle of CasselBattle of the BoyneBattle of LandenAmsterdamBrusselsDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchesterThe HagueBelfastLe Havre500 km52.070N, 0.762W
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1672: 2 engagements2 in 16721673: 2 engagements2 in 16731674: 2 engagements2 in 16741677: 1 engagements1678: 1 engagements1690: 2 engagements2 in 16901692: 1 engagements1693: 1 engagements1695: 1 engagements16721695
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Naarden (1673), 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Grave, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of Saint-Denis, 1678Battle of the Boyne, 1690Siege of Limerick, 1690Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Namur, 169516721695
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 October 1672Battle of WoerdenWoerden, NetherlandsFrench victory
1672Siege of CharleroiQ81046, Belgium189 km SFrench victory
1673Siege of Naarden (1673)Naarden, Netherlands215 km NDutch-Spanish victory
3 November 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673Bonn, Germany219 km SEAllied victory
25 July 1674Siege of GraveGrave, Netherlands148 km NWDutch victory
11 August 1674Battle of SeneffeSeneffe, Belgium171 km SWSee Aftermath
11 April 1677Battle of CasselCassel, France128 km WFrench victory
15 August 1678Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-Denis, Belgium113 km ESee #Aftermath
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDrogheda, Ireland798 km NWWilliamite victory
August 1690Siege of LimerickLimerick, Ireland188 km SWJacobite/French victory
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerque, Belgium903 km ESee Aftermath
29 July 1693Battle of LandenNeerwinden, Belgium70 km EFrench victory
1695Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium36 km SGrand 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, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.