Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Michiel de Ruyter

Battles of Michiel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral (1607-1676)

Michiel de Ruyter is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1635 and 1676: 5 battles and 7 naval actions across 7 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (5), Italy (2), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 32,099 km apart end to end, 2,918 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Anglo-Dutch War (5), Franco-Dutch War (3), Third Anglo-Dutch War (1).

Battles of SchooneveldBattle of BarbadosRaid on NewfoundlandSt. James's Day BattleBattle of Landguard FortInvasion of MartiniqueBattle of StromboliBattle of PlymouthBattle of NyborgRaid on the MedwayBattle of SolebayBattle of AugustaBattle of PlymouthBattle of NyborgBattle of SolebayBattle of AugustaMadridCasablancaCaracasKyivDakarViennaStockholmGeneva5000 km34.177N, 22.858W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1635: 1 engagements1652: 1 engagements1659: 1 engagements1665: 2 engagements2 in 16651666: 1 engagements1667: 2 engagements2 in 16671672: 1 engagements1674: 1 engagements1676: 2 engagements2 in 167616351676
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Schooneveld, 1635Battle of Plymouth, 1652Battle of Nyborg, 1659Battle of Barbados, 1665Raid on Newfoundland, 1665St. James's Day Battle, 1666Raid on the Medway, 1667Battle of Landguard Fort, 1667Battle of Solebay, 1672Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 167616351676
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
June 1635Battles of SchooneveldNorth Sea, NetherlandsDutch victory
26 August 1652Battle of PlymouthPlymouth, United Kingdom569 km WDutch victory
14 November 1659Battle of NyborgNyborg, Denmark1,173 km NEAllied victory
29 April 1665Battle of BarbadosBarbados7,583 km WEnglish victory
1665Raid on NewfoundlandSt. John's, Canada3,887 km NDutch victory; St. John's captured
1666St. James's Day BattleNorth Foreland, United Kingdom3,857 km NEEnglish victory
9 June 1667Raid on the MedwayRiver Medway, United Kingdom74 km WDutch victory
2 July 1667Battle of Landguard FortLandguard Fort, United Kingdom81 km NEEnglish victory
28 May 1672Battle of SolebaySouthwold, United Kingdom61 km NEDutch strategic victory
19 July 1674Invasion of MartiniqueFort-de-France, France6,898 km WFrench victory
8 January 1676Battle of StromboliStromboli, Italy7,752 km NEIndecisive
22 April 1676Battle of AugustaAugusta, Italy165 km SEInconclusive

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