Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of William the Silent

Battles of William the Silent

Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584)

William the Silent is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1568 and 1583: 2 battles and 4 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (3), Belgium (2), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 509 km apart end to end, 102 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (6).

Battle of Le QuesnoyBattle of JodoigneSiege of MonsSiege of MiddelburgSiege of HaarlemSiege of EindhovenBattle of JodoigneSiege of MonsSiege of MiddelburgSiege of HaarlemSiege of EindhovenBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnUtrechtKoblenz100 km51.317N, 4.492E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1568: 2 engagements1572: 3 engagements3 in 15721583: 1 engagements15681583
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jodoigne, 1568Battle of Le Quesnoy, 1568Siege of Mons, 1572Siege of Middelburg, 1572Siege of Haarlem, 1572Siege of Eindhoven, 158315681583
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 October 1568Battle of JodoigneJodoigne, BelgiumSpanish victory
12 November 1568Battle of Le QuesnoyLe Quesnoy, France110 km SWDutch rebel victory
19 September 1572Siege of MonsMons, Belgium39 km NESpanish victory; Valenciennes recaptured by the Spanish...
4 November 1572Siege of MiddelburgMiddelburg, Netherlands119 km NDutch rebels victory
11 December 1572Siege of HaarlemHaarlem, Netherlands121 km NESpanish victory
7 February 1583Siege of EindhovenEindhoven, Netherlands121 km SESpanish 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, Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.