Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Carlos Coloma

Battles of Carlos Coloma

Military man, diplomat, translator and historian., 1567 to 1637

Carlos Coloma is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1591 and 1624: 5 sieges and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in France (3), Germany (2), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,012 km apart end to end, 202 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Wars of Religion (2), Thirty Years' War (2), Anglo-Spanish War (1).

Siege of Bad KreuznachSiege of RouenSiege of DoullensSiege of CalaisPalatinate campaignSiege of BredaSiege of RouenSiege of DoullensSiege of CalaisPalatinate campaignSiege of BredaBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonn200 km50.513N, 4.553E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1591: 1 engagements1595: 1 engagements1596: 1 engagements1620: 2 engagements2 in 16201624: 1 engagements15911624
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Rouen, 1591Siege of Doullens, 1595Siege of Calais, 1596Palatinate campaign, 1620Siege of Bad Kreuznach, 1620Siege of Breda, 162415911624
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 November 1591Siege of RouenRouen, FranceSpanish-Catholic victory
14 July 1595Siege of DoullensDoullens, France120 km NESpanish victory
April 1596Siege of CalaisCalais, France94 km NSpanish victory
1620Palatinate campaignPalatinate, Germany467 km ECatholic victory
9 September 1620Siege of Bad KreuznachBad Kreuznach, Germany40 km NSpanish victory
28 August 1624Siege of BredaBreda, Netherlands290 km NWSpanish 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, Paulus Pontius / After Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.