Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Joaquín Blake y Joyes

Battles of Joaquín Blake y Joyes

Spanish general, 1759 to 1827

Joaquín Blake y Joyes is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1808 and 1811: 10 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,230 km apart end to end, 223 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (11).

Battle of ZornozaBattle of AlcañizBattle of MaríaBattle of BelchiteBattle of BazaSiege of ValenciaBattle of Medina de RiosecoBattle of BalmasedaBattle of EspinosaBattle of AlbueraBattle of SaguntumBattle of Medina de RiosecoBattle of BalmasedaBattle of EspinosaBattle of AlbueraBattle of SaguntumMadridBarcelonaLisbonSevilleVigoCórdoba500 km40.347N, 3.475W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1808: 4 engagements4 in 18081809: 3 engagements1810: 1 engagements1811: 3 engagements18081811
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Medina de Rioseco, 1808Battle of Zornoza, 1808Battle of Balmaseda, 1808Battle of Espinosa, 1808Battle of Alcañiz, 1809Battle of María, 1809Battle of Belchite, 1809Battle of Baza, 1810Battle of Albuera, 1811Battle of Saguntum, 1811Siege of Valencia, 181118081811
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 July 1808Battle of Medina de RiosecoMedina de Rioseco, SpainFrench victory
31 October 1808Battle of ZornozaAmorebieta-Etxano, Spain237 km NEFrench victory
5 November 1808Battle of BalmasedaBalmaseda, Spain38 km WSpanish victory
10 November 1808Battle of EspinosaEspinosa de los Monteros, Spain31 km SWFrench victory
23 May 1809Battle of AlcañizAlcañiz, Spain359 km SESpanish victory
15 June 1809Battle of MaríaMaría de Huerva, Spain91 km NWFrench victory
18 June 1809Battle of BelchiteBelchite, Spain35 km SEFranco-Polish victory
4 November 1810Battle of BazaBaza, Spain458 km SWFrench victory
16 May 1811Battle of AlbueraLa Albuera, Spain380 km WInconclusive
25 October 1811Battle of SaguntumSagunto, Spain575 km EFrench-allied victory
26 December 1811Siege of ValenciaValencia, Spain25 km SFrench 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, Museo del Prado, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.