Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Ferrante Gonzaga

Battles of Ferrante Gonzaga

Italian nobleman; Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1507 to 1557

Ferrante Gonzaga is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1527 and 1557: 1 battle and 6 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Italy (3), France (2), Vatican City (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,162 km apart end to end, 527 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the League of Cognac (4), Ottoman–Spanish War (1), Italian Wars (1).

Stand of the Swiss GuardSiege of LandreciesSack of Rome, 1527Siege of NaplesSiege of FlorenceAlgiers expeditionBattle of St. QuentinSack of Rome, 1527Siege of NaplesSiege of FlorenceAlgiers expeditionBattle of St. QuentinMadridAthensViennaGenevaBarcelonaMilanBucharestBrusselsBudapestMunich1000 km43.451N, 8.654E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1527: 2 engagements2 in 15271528: 1 engagements1529: 1 engagements1541: 1 engagements1543: 1 engagements1557: 1 engagements15271557
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Sack of Rome, 1527, 1527Stand of the Swiss Guard, 1527Siege of Naples, 1528Siege of Florence, 1529Algiers expedition, 1541Siege of Landrecies, 1543Battle of St. Quentin, 155715271557
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 May 1527Sack of Rome, 1527Rome, Italysee Aftermath and effects
6 May 1527Stand of the Swiss GuardVatican City0 km Nsee Aftermath and effects
March 1528Siege of NaplesNaples, Italy184 km SEHabsburg victory
24 October 1529Siege of FlorenceFlorence, Italy409 km NWHabsburg-Papal victory
1541Algiers expeditionAlgiers, Algeria1,042 km SWAlgerian victory
April 1543Siege of LandreciesLandrecies, France1,485 km NFrench Victory
10 August 1557Battle of St. QuentinSaint-Quentin, France42 km SWSpanish 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, Fermo Guisoni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.