Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Fernando d'Avalos

Battles of Fernando d'Avalos

Neapolitan general of the Spanish army (1489–1525)

Fernando d'Avalos is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1513 and 1525: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Italy (4), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,021 km apart end to end, 255 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Italian War of 1521–1526 (4), War of the League of Cambrai (1).

Battle of La MottaSiege of GenoaBattle of the SesiaSiege of MarseilleBattle of PaviaBattle of La MottaSiege of GenoaBattle of the SesiaSiege of MarseilleBattle of PaviaMilanFlorenceNiceBolognaGrenobleToulonVeronaPisaBergamoParma200 km44.447N, 8.432E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1513: 1 engagements1522: 1 engagements1524: 2 engagements2 in 15241525: 1 engagements15131525
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of La Motta, 1513Siege of Genoa, 1522Battle of the Sesia, 1524Siege of Marseille, 1524Battle of Pavia, 152515131525
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 October 1513Battle of La MottaCostabissara, ItalySpanish and Imperial victory
20 May 1522Siege of GenoaGenoa, Italy240 km SWImperial victory; Antoniotto II Adorno installed as new Doge
1524Battle of the SesiaSesia, Italy86 km NImperial–Spanish victory
1 August 1524Siege of MarseilleMarseille, France326 km SWFrench victory
24 February 1525Battle of PaviaPavia, Italy368 km NEHabsburg 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, Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.