Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the War of the Quadruple Alliance

The atlas places 8 engagements of the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718 to 1720): 3 battles, 3 sieges and 2 naval actions across 4 present-day countries, most in Spain (4), United States (2), Italy (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Cape Passaro.

See them on the globe

Siege of Seu d'UrgellVillasur expedition massacreBattle of Cape PassaroCapture of PensacolaSiege of San SebastiánCapture of Vigo and PontevedraSiege of RosesBattle of Cape St. VincentCapture of PensacolaSiege of San SebastiánCapture of Vigo and PontevedraSiege of RosesBattle of Cape St. VincentChicagoMiamiTorontoAtlantaHoustonMonterreyBerlinCasablancaCaracasDakar5000 km36.834N, 42.426W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1718: 1 engagements1719: 6 engagements6 in 17191720: 1 engagements17181720
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718Capture of Pensacola, 1719Siege of San Sebastián, 1719Siege of Seu d'Urgell, 1719Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra, 1719Siege of Roses, 1719Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1719Villasur expedition massacre, 172017181720
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
11 August 1718Battle of Cape PassaroCapo Passero, ItalyBritish victory
May 1719Capture of PensacolaPensacola, Florida, United StatesFrench victory
1719Siege of San SebastiánSan Sebastián, SpainFrench victory
22 August 1719Siege of Seu d'UrgellLa Seu d'Urgell, Spain
1719Capture of Vigo and PontevedraSpainBritish victory; Capture of Pontevedra, Vigo and Redondela
22 October 1719Siege of RosesRoses, Spain
1719Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. Vincent, PortugalSpanish victory
1720Villasur expedition massacreKansas, United States

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the War of the Quadruple Alliance (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.