Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Robert Monro

Scottish General, 1601 to 1680

Robert Monro is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1631 and 1646: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Germany (2), United Kingdom (1), Poland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,625 km apart end to end, 812 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (3), Irish Confederate Wars (1).

Siege of DemminBattle of Frankfurt an der OderBattle of BenburbSiege of LandsbergSiege of DemminBattle of Frankfurt an der OderBattle of BenburbViennaAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsMunichPragueKøbenhavnDublinGlasgow500 km53.381N, 4.252E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Demmin, 1631Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder, 1631Battle of Benburb, 164616311646
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 February 1631Siege of DemminDemmin, GermanySwedish victory
13 April 1631Battle of Frankfurt an der OderFrankfurt (Oder), Germany200 km SESwedish victory
5 June 1646Battle of BenburbBenburb, United Kingdom1,425 km WConfederate victory
date unknownSiege of LandsbergGorzów Wielkopolski, PolandSwedish 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.