Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach

Swedish politician (1653-1721)

Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1701 and 1709: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Estonia (4), Ukraine (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,453 km apart end to end, 363 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Great Northern War (5).

Battle of RaugeBattle of ErastferBattle of HummelshofBattle of WesenbergBattle of PoltavaBattle of RaugeBattle of ErastferBattle of HummelshofBattle of WesenbergBattle of PoltavaKyivStockholmSt. PetersburgWarsawHelsinkiMinskRigaVilniusTallinnKharkiv500 km54.491N, 30.293E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1701: 1 engagements1702: 2 engagements2 in 17021704: 1 engagements1709: 1 engagements17011709
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Rauge, 1701Battle of Erastfer, 1702Battle of Hummelshof, 1702Battle of Wesenberg, 1704Battle of Poltava, 170917011709
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 September 1701Battle of RaugeRõuge, EstoniaSwedish victory
9 January 1702Battle of ErastferErastvere, Estonia28 km NRussian victory
29 July 1702Battle of HummelshofHummuli, Estonia49 km SWRussian victory
15 June 1704Battle of WesenbergRakvere, Estonia175 km NRussian victory
27 June 1709Battle of PoltavaPoltava, Ukraine1,201 km SERussian coalition 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.