Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Gaspard II de Coligny

Battles of Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519–1572)

Gaspard II de Coligny is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1544 and 1569: 4 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 865 km apart end to end, 173 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Wars of Religion (5), Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote (1).

Siege of PoitiersSieges of BoulogneBattle of DreuxBattle of JarnacBattle of La Roche-l'AbeilleBattle of MoncontourSieges of BoulogneBattle of DreuxBattle of JarnacBattle of La Roche-l'AbeilleBattle of MoncontourGenevaBrusselsLyonBernLe HavreCologneAntwerpenRennesLimogesLuxembourg500 km48.161N, 0.719E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1544: 1 engagements1562: 1 engagements1569: 4 engagements4 in 156915441569
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Sieges of Boulogne, 1544Battle of Dreux, 1562Battle of Jarnac, 1569Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille, 1569Siege of Poitiers, 1569Battle of Moncontour, 156915441569
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 September 1544Sieges of BoulogneBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceEnglish victory
19 December 1562Battle of DreuxDreux, France229 km SCatholic victory
13 March 1569Battle of JarnacJarnac, France353 km SCatholic victory
1569Battle of La Roche-l'AbeilleLa Roche-l'Abeille, France111 km EHuguenot victory
24 July 1569Siege of PoitiersPoitiers, France130 km NWCatholic victory
3 October 1569Battle of MoncontourMoncontour, France43 km NWCatholic 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, François Clouet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.