Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Jacob De la Gardie

Battles of Jacob De la Gardie

Swedish noble (1583-1652)

Jacob De la Gardie is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1601 and 1626: 3 battles, 4 sieges and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Russia (4), Latvia (3), Estonia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,879 km apart end to end, 1,126 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 (2), Polish–Muscovite War (2), Ingrian War (2).

Capture of NovgorodBattle of BronnitsyBattle of SelburgSiege of WolmarSiege of FellinDe la Gardie CampaignBattle of KlushinoSiege of RigaSiege of WolmarSiege of FellinDe la Gardie CampaignBattle of KlushinoSiege of RigaÜrümqiKyiv1000 km61.037N, 59.178E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1601: 1 engagements1 in 16011602: 1 engagements1 in 16021609: 1 engagements1 in 16091610: 1 engagements1 in 16101611: 1 engagements1 in 16111614: 1 engagements1 in 16141621: 1 engagements1 in 16211626: 1 engagements1 in 162616011626
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Wolmar, 1601Siege of Fellin, 1602De la Gardie Campaign, 1609Battle of Klushino, 1610Capture of Novgorod, 1611Battle of Bronnitsy, 1614Siege of Riga, 1621Battle of Selburg, 162616011626
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 October 1601Siege of WolmarValmiera, LatviaPolish-Lithuanian victory
25 March 1602Siege of FellinViljandi, Estonia93 km NPolish-Lithuanian victory
1609De la Gardie CampaignRussia3,453 km NEPolish–Lithuanian victory
4 July 1610Battle of KlushinoKlushino, Russia3,260 km WPolish–Lithuanian victory
1611Capture of NovgorodVeliky Novgorod, Russia387 km NWSwedish victory
1614Battle of BronnitsyNovgorod Oblast, Russia65 km ESwedish victory
1621Siege of RigaRiga, Latvia518 km WSwedish victory
30 September 1626Battle of SelburgSēlpils Castle, Latvia102 km SESwedish 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.