Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Hendrik van den Bergh

Battles of Hendrik van den Bergh

lord of Stevensweert, and stadhouder of Spanish Upper Guelders (1573-1638)

Hendrik van den Bergh is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1599 and 1629: 1 battle and 5 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (4), Germany (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 582 km apart end to end, 116 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (6).

Invasion of the VeluweSiege of ReesSiege of JülichSiege of Bergen op ZoomSiege of GroenloSiege of 's-HertogenboschSiege of ReesSiege of JülichSiege of Bergen op ZoomSiege of GroenloSiege of 's-HertogenboschAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnUtrechtWiesbaden100 km51.535N, 5.458E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1599: 1 engagements1621: 1 engagements1622: 1 engagements1627: 1 engagements1629: 2 engagements2 in 162915991629
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Rees, 1599Siege of Jülich, 1621Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1622Siege of Groenlo, 1627Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1629Invasion of the Veluwe, 162915991629
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1599Siege of ReesRees, GermanySpanish victory; Protestant-German mercenary army...
5 September 1621Siege of JülichJülich, Germany94 km SSpanish victory
1622Siege of Bergen op ZoomBergen op Zoom, Netherlands157 km NWDutch victory
20 July 1627Siege of GroenloGroenlo, Netherlands171 km EAnglo-Dutch victory
30 April 1629Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands97 km SWDutch victory
1629Invasion of the VeluweVeluwe, Netherlands63 km NEDutch 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, Otto van Veen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.