Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Nicolas Catinat

Battles of Nicolas Catinat

Marshal of France, 1637 to 1712

Nicolas Catinat is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1690 and 1702: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (4), Belgium (1), Germany (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,191 km apart end to end, 438 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (3), War of the Spanish Succession (3).

Siege of AthBattle of StaffardaBattle of MarsagliaBattle of CarpiBattle of ChiariSiege of LandauBattle of StaffardaBattle of MarsagliaBattle of CarpiBattle of ChiariSiege of LandauGenevaMilanFrankfurtBrusselsMunichPragueZürichLyonFlorenceBordeaux500 km47.533N, 7.581E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1690: 1 engagements1693: 1 engagements1697: 1 engagements1701: 2 engagements2 in 17011702: 1 engagements16901702
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Siege of Ath, 1697Battle of Carpi, 1701Battle of Chiari, 1701Siege of Landau, 170216901702
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1690Battle of StaffardaStaffarda Abbey, ItalyFrench victory
4 October 1693Battle of MarsagliaPiossasco, Italy52 km SEFrench victory
22 May 1697Siege of AthAth, Belgium754 km NWFrench victory
9 July 1701Battle of CarpiCarpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy833 km SEAustrian victory
1 September 1701Battle of ChiariChiari, Italy122 km WAustrian victory
16 June 1702Siege of LandauLandau in der Pfalz, Germany430 km NImperial 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, Attributed to Robert Tournières, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.