Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Louis XIV of France

Battles of Louis XIV of France

King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)

Louis XIV of France is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1664 and 1695: 1 battle and 9 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Belgium (5), France (3), Algeria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,812 km apart end to end, 312 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Dutch War (4), War of Devolution (2), Nine Years' War (2).

Djidjelli expeditionSiege of TournaiSiege of BesançonSiege of CambraiSiege of MonsSiege of LilleSiege of MaastrichtSiege of YpresSiege of NamurBombardment of BrusselsSiege of LilleSiege of MaastrichtSiege of YpresSiege of NamurMadridViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurtLisbonNaplesWarsaw1000 km43.835N, 4.452E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1664: 1 engagements1667: 2 engagements2 in 16671673: 1 engagements1674: 1 engagements1677: 1 engagements1678: 1 engagements1691: 1 engagements1692: 1 engagements1695: 1 engagements16641695
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Djidjelli expedition, 1664Siege of Lille, 1667Siege of Tournai, 1667Siege of Maastricht, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Siege of Cambrai, 1677Siege of Ypres, 1678Siege of Mons, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Bombardment of Brussels, 169516641695
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 July 1664Djidjelli expeditionJijel, AlgeriaAlgerian Victory
1667Siege of LilleLille, France1,551 km NFrench victory
21 June 1667Siege of TournaiTournai, Belgium23 km EFrench victory
1673Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands164 km EAnglo-French victory
19 April 1674Siege of BesançonBesançon, France402 km SFrench victory
20 March 1677Siege of CambraiCambrai, France385 km NWFrench victory
18 March 1678Siege of YpresYpres, Belgium79 km NFrench victory
15 March 1691Siege of MonsMons, Belgium87 km SEFrench victory
1692Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium65 km EFrench victory
1695Bombardment of BrusselsCoop of Brussels, Belgium56 km NW

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, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.