Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of John Norreys

Battles of John Norreys

Irish politician (1547-1597)

John Norreys is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1578 and 1594: 4 battles, 7 sieges and 1 campaign across 4 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (6), France (3), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,961 km apart end to end, 269 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eighty Years' War (8), Anglo-Spanish War (2), French Wars of Religion (1).

Battle of KollumSiege of NiezijlSiege of IJsseloordSiege of CoruñaBrittany CampaignSiege of MorlaixSiege of Fort CrozonBattle of RijmenamBattle of BorgerhoutSiege of SteenwijkSiege of LochemBattle of SteenbergenBattle of RijmenamBattle of BorgerhoutSiege of SteenwijkSiege of LochemBattle of SteenbergenGenevaAmsterdamMilanFrankfurtHamburgMunichZürichDublinLyonBirmingham500 km48.325N, 0.990W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1578: 1 engagements1579: 1 engagements1580: 1 engagements1581: 2 engagements2 in 15811582: 1 engagements1583: 1 engagements1585: 1 engagements1589: 1 engagements1590: 1 engagements1594: 2 engagements2 in 159415781594
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Rijmenam, 1578Battle of Borgerhout, 1579Siege of Steenwijk, 1580Battle of Kollum, 1581Siege of Niezijl, 1581Siege of Lochem, 1582Battle of Steenbergen, 1583Siege of IJsseloord, 1585Siege of Coruña, 1589Brittany Campaign, 1590Siege of Morlaix, 1594Siege of Fort Crozon, 159415781594
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1578Battle of RijmenamRijmenam, BelgiumStates-General victory
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhout, Belgium26 km NWSpanish victory
18 October 1580Siege of SteenwijkSteenwijk, Netherlands209 km NEStates-General victory
1581Battle of KollumKollum, Netherlands55 km NStates-General victory
24 October 1581Siege of NiezijlNiezijl, Netherlands13 km EStates-General victory
15 September 1582Siege of LochemLochem, Netherlands124 km SStates-General victory
1583Battle of SteenbergenSteenbergen, Netherlands162 km WSpanish victory
6 October 1585Siege of IJsseloordIJsseloord, Netherlands125 km EDutch-English victory
1589Siege of CoruñaA Coruña, Spain1,434 km SWSpanish victory
1590Brittany CampaignBrittany, France663 km NEPeace of Vervins
6 September 1594Siege of MorlaixMorlaix, France89 km NWAnglo-Royal French victory
1 October 1594Siege of Fort CrozonCrozon, France61 km SWAnglo-French 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, Unknown, British (English) School, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.