Atlas of Battles

war, 178 engagements

Battles of the Eighty Years' War

The atlas places 178 engagements of the Eighty Years' War (1568 to 1648): 51 battles, 96 sieges, 27 naval actions and 4 campaigns across 13 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (98), Belgium (29), Germany (20). The most widely documented: Dutch–Portuguese War, Battle of Heiligerlee.

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Siege of ValenciennesBattle of WattrelosBattle of OosterweelBattle of DahlenBattle of JemmingenBattle of JodoigneBattle of Le QuesnoySiege of LoevesteinSiege of StavorenCapture of BrielleCapture of FlushingCapture of ZutphenAnnexation of DoetinchemBattle of HautrageSiege of MonsSpanish Fury at MechelenRelief of GoesSiege of MiddelburgSiege of HaarlemBattle of FlushingBattle of HaarlemmermeerCapture of GeertruidenbergBattle of DelftSiege of AlkmaarBattle on the ZuiderzeeCapture of ValkenburgBattle of ReimerswaalBattle of MookerheydeBattle of LilloSiege of ZaltbommelBattle of GeestbrugSiege of LeidenSiege of OudewaterSiege of SchoonhovenSiege of WoerdenSiege of ZierikzeeSiege of BommenedeSpanish Fury at MaastrichtSiege of VredenburgSiege of BredaSiege of BincheBattle of GemblouxSiege of ZichemSiege of NivellesCapture of DalhemBattle of RijmenamSiege of Deventer in 1578Battle of BorgerhoutSiege of MaastrichtBattle of BaasrodeCapture of CourtraiSiege of SteenwijkBattle of KollumCapture of BredaSiege of TournaiSiege of NiezijlSiege of LierSiege of LochemFrench FurySiege of EindhovenBattle of SteenbergenSiege of GhentCapture of AalstSiege of BrusselsSiege of ZutphenBattle of WerlBattle of AmerongenSiege of IJsseloordBattle of EmpelBattle of BoksumSiege of GraveSiege of VenloSiege of RheinbergBattle of ZutphenSiege of SluisSiege of Bergen-op-ZoomSiege of HeusdenCapture of GeertruidenbergBattle of Bayona IslandsCapture of BredaSiege of NijmegenMaurice's campaign of 1591Siege of ZutphenSiege of DeventerCapture of DelfzijlCapture of DelfzijlSiege of KnodsenburgBattle of the Gulf of AlmeríaSiege of HulstSiege of SteenwijkSiege of CoevordenLuxemburg campaignsSiege of GeertruidenbergSiege of CoevordenSiege of GroningenSiege of HuySiege of GroenloSiege of HulstBattle of TurnhoutSiege of RheinbergSiege of MeursSiege of GroenloSiege of BredevoortCapture of EnschedeSiege of OldenzaalCapture of OotmarsumSiege of LingenSiege of RheinbergSiege of ReesSiege of SchenckenschansSiege of ZaltbommelSiege of Las PalmasSiege of San AndreasBattle of LekkerbeetjeSiege of RheinbergSiege of 's-HertogenboschSiege of GraveBattle of the Narrow SeasBattle of SluisSiege of 's-HertogenboschSiege of SluisSpinola's campaignBattle of the English ChannelSiege of LingenBattle of MülheimBattle of Cape St. VincentSiege of GroenloSiege of VenloSiege of ErkelenzBattle of MülheimBattle of Playa HondaBattle of GibraltarSiege of JülichSiege of Bergen op ZoomBattle of MacauInvasion of the VeluweSiege of BredaCádiz ExpeditionBattle of San JuanSiege of OldenzaalSiege of GroenloSiege of 's-HertogenboschInvasion of the VeluweBattle of IJsseloordBattle of the SlaakFrederick Henry's Meuse campaignCapture of MaastrichtSiege of RheinbergSiege of MaastrichtSiege of the PhilippinesSiege of SchenkenschansSiege of LimbourgBattle off Lizard PointSiege of BredaSiege of VenloCapture of RoermondBattle of KalloBattle of GeldernAction of 18 February 1639Fight in the ChannelSiege of HulstFirst Battle of San SalvadorBattle of Cape St. VincentFinal Battle of San SalvadorAttack on Saint MartinSiege of HulstBattles of La Naval de ManilaSiege of DunkirkBattle of Puerto de CaviteBattle of HeiligerleeFall of AntwerpBattle of NieuwpoortDutch–Portuguese WarBattle of GibraltarBattle of the DownsBattle of HeiligerleeFall of AntwerpDutch–Portuguese WarBattle of GibraltarBattle of the DownsManilaSeoulTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridBaghdadChengdu5000 km34.267N, 28.394E
178 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1560s: 8 engagements1570s: 43 engagements43 in 1570s1580s: 29 engagements1590s: 34 engagements1600s: 21 engagements1610s: 2 engagements1620s: 14 engagements1630s: 18 engagements1640s: 9 engagements1560s1640s
178 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Valenciennes, 1566Battle of Wattrelos, 1567Battle of Oosterweel, 1567Battle of Dahlen, 1568Battle of Heiligerlee, 1568Battle of Jemmingen, 1568Battle of Jodoigne, 1568Battle of Le Quesnoy, 1568Siege of Loevestein, 1570Siege of Stavoren, 1572Capture of Brielle, 1572Capture of Flushing, 1572Capture of Zutphen, 1572Annexation of Doetinchem, 1572Battle of Hautrage, 1572Siege of Mons, 1572Spanish Fury at Mechelen, 1572Relief of Goes, 1572Siege of Middelburg, 1572Siege of Haarlem, 1572Battle of Flushing, 1573Battle of Haarlemmermeer, 1573Capture of Geertruidenberg, 1573Battle of Delft, 1573Siege of Alkmaar, 1573Battle on the Zuiderzee, 1573Capture of Valkenburg, 1574Battle of Reimerswaal, 1574Battle of Mookerheyde, 1574Battle of Lillo, 1574Siege of Zaltbommel, 1574Battle of Geestbrug, 1574Siege of Leiden, 1574Siege of Oudewater, 1575Siege of Schoonhoven, 1575Siege of Woerden, 1575Siege of Zierikzee, 1575Siege of Bommenede, 1575Spanish Fury at Maastricht, 1576Siege of Vredenburg, 1576Siege of Breda, 1577Siege of Binche, 1578Battle of Gembloux, 1578Siege of Zichem, 1578Siege of Nivelles, 1578Capture of Dalhem, 1578Battle of Rijmenam, 1578Siege of Deventer in 1578, 1578Battle of Borgerhout, 1579Siege of Maastricht, 1579Battle of Baasrode, 1579Capture of Courtrai, 1580Siege of Steenwijk, 1580Battle of Kollum, 1581Capture of Breda, 1581Siege of Tournai, 1581Siege of Niezijl, 1581Siege of Lier, 1582Siege of Lochem, 1582French Fury, 1583Siege of Eindhoven, 1583Battle of Steenbergen, 1583Siege of Ghent, 1583Capture of Aalst, 1584Siege of Brussels, 1584Siege of Zutphen, 1584Fall of Antwerp, 1584Battle of Werl, 1585Battle of Amerongen, 1585Siege of IJsseloord, 1585Battle of Empel, 1585Battle of Boksum, 1586Siege of Grave, 1586Siege of Venlo, 1586Siege of Rheinberg, 1586Battle of Zutphen, 1586Siege of Sluis, 1587Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom, 1588Siege of Heusden, 1589Capture of Geertruidenberg, 1589Battle of Bayona Islands, 1590Capture of Breda, 1590Siege of Nijmegen, 1591Maurice's campaign of 1591, 1591Siege of Zutphen, 1591Siege of Deventer, 1591Capture of Delfzijl, 1591Capture of Delfzijl, 1591Siege of Knodsenburg, 1591Battle of the Gulf of Almería, 1591Siege of Hulst, 1591Siege of Steenwijk, 1592Siege of Coevorden, 1592Luxemburg campaigns, 1593Siege of Geertruidenberg, 1593Siege of Coevorden, 1593Siege of Groningen, 1594Siege of Huy, 1595Siege of Groenlo, 1595Siege of Hulst, 1596Battle of Turnhout, 1597Siege of Rheinberg, 1597Siege of Meurs, 1597Siege of Groenlo, 1597Siege of Bredevoort, 1597Capture of Enschede, 1597Siege of Oldenzaal, 1597Capture of Ootmarsum, 1597Siege of Lingen, 1597Siege of Rheinberg, 1598Siege of Rees, 1599Siege of Schenckenschans, 1599Siege of Zaltbommel, 1599Siege of Las Palmas, 1599Siege of San Andreas, 1600Battle of Lekkerbeetje, 1600Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600Dutch–Portuguese War, 1601Siege of Rheinberg, 1601Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1601Siege of Grave, 1602Battle of the Narrow Seas, 1602Battle of Sluis, 1603Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1603Siege of Sluis, 1604Spinola's campaign, 1605Battle of the English Channel, 1605Siege of Lingen, 1605Battle of Mülheim, 1605Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1606Siege of Groenlo, 1606Siege of Venlo, 1606Siege of Erkelenz, 1607Battle of Gibraltar, 1607Battle of Mülheim, 1609Bombardment of Valparaíso, 1614Battle of Playa Honda, 1617Battle of Gibraltar, 1621Siege of Jülich, 1621Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1622Battle of Macau, 1622Invasion of the Veluwe, 1624Siege of Breda, 1624Cádiz Expedition, 1625Battle of San Juan, 1625Siege of Oldenzaal, 1626Siege of Groenlo, 1627Battle in the Bay of Matanzas, 1628Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1629Invasion of the Veluwe, 1629Battle of IJsseloord, 1629Battle of the Slaak, 1631Frederick Henry's Meuse campaign, 1632Capture of Maastricht, 1632Siege of Rheinberg, 1633Siege of Maastricht, 1634Siege of the Philippines, 1635Siege of Schenkenschans, 1635Siege of Limbourg, 1635Battle off Lizard Point, 1637Siege of Breda, 1637Siege of Venlo, 1637Capture of Roermond, 1637Battle of Kallo, 1638Battle of Geldern, 1638Battle of Cabañas, 1638Action of 18 February 1639, 1639Fight in the Channel, 1639Battle of the Downs, 1639Siege of Hulst, 1640First Battle of San Salvador, 1641Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1641Final Battle of San Salvador, 1642Attack on Saint Martin, 1644Siege of Hulst, 1645Battles of La Naval de Manila, 1646Siege of Dunkirk, 1646Battle of Puerto de Cavite, 164715661647
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
6 December 1566Siege of ValenciennesValenciennes, FranceSpanish victory
1567Battle of WattrelosWattrelos, FranceSpanish victory
13 March 1567Battle of OosterweelAntwerp, BelgiumSpanish victory
25 April 1568Battle of DahlenRheindahlen, GermanySpanish victory
23 May 1568Battle of HeiligerleeHeiligerlee, NetherlandsDutch rebel victory
21 July 1568Battle of JemmingenJemgum, Germany
20 October 1568Battle of JodoigneJodoigne, BelgiumSpanish victory
12 November 1568Battle of Le QuesnoyLe Quesnoy, FranceDutch rebel victory
9 December 1570Siege of LoevesteinLoevestein Castle, Netherlands
1572Siege of StavorenStaveren, Netherlands
1 April 1572Capture of BrielleBrielle, NetherlandsDutch victory
6 April 1572Capture of FlushingNetherlands
10 June 1572Capture of ZutphenZutphen, Netherlands
1572Annexation of DoetinchemDoetinchem, Netherlands
1572Battle of HautrageHautrage, Belgium
19 September 1572Siege of MonsMons, BelgiumSpanish victory; Valenciennes recaptured by the Spanish forces...
2 October 1572Spanish Fury at MechelenMechelen, BelgiumAll the rebellious towns of Brabant surrender
20 October 1572Relief of GoesGoes, NetherlandsSpanish victory
4 November 1572Siege of MiddelburgMiddelburg, NetherlandsDutch rebels victory
11 December 1572Siege of HaarlemHaarlem, NetherlandsSpanish victory
17 April 1573Battle of FlushingVlissingen, Netherlands
26 May 1573Battle of HaarlemmermeerHaarlemmermeer, NetherlandsSpanish victory
28 August 1573Capture of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenberg, NetherlandsDutch rebels victory
September 1573Battle of DelftDelft, Netherlands
8 October 1573Siege of AlkmaarAlkmaar, NetherlandsDutch victory
11 October 1573Battle on the ZuiderzeeZuiderzee, Netherlands
January 1574Capture of ValkenburgValkenburg aan de Geul, NetherlandsSpanish victory
29 January 1574Battle of ReimerswaalOosterschelde, NetherlandsDutch victory
1574Battle of MookerheydeMook en Middelaar, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1574Battle of LilloFort Lillo, BelgiumDutch victory
13 July 1574Siege of ZaltbommelZaltbommel, Netherlands
1574Battle of GeestbrugGeestbrug, Netherlands
3 October 1574Siege of LeidenLeiden, NetherlandsDutch victory
7 August 1575Siege of OudewaterOudewater, NetherlandsSpanish victory
24 August 1575Siege of SchoonhovenSchoonhoven, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1575Siege of WoerdenWoerden, Netherlands
October 1575Siege of ZierikzeeZierikzee, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1575Siege of BommenedeBommenede, Netherlands
20 October 1576Spanish Fury at MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands
21 December 1576Siege of VredenburgVredenburg/Kronenburg, Netherlands
July 1577Siege of BredaBreda, Netherlands
1578Siege of BincheBinche, Belgium
31 January 1578Battle of GemblouxGembloux, BelgiumSpanish victory
1578Siege of ZichemZichem, Belgium
8 March 1578Siege of NivellesNivelles, Belgium
1578Capture of DalhemDalhem, Belgium
1578Battle of RijmenamRijmenam, BelgiumStates-General victory
19 November 1578Siege of Deventer in 1578Deventer, Netherlands
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhout, BelgiumSpanish victory
1 July 1579Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1579Battle of BaasrodeBaasrode, Belgium
1580Capture of CourtraiKortrijk, Belgium
18 October 1580Siege of SteenwijkSteenwijk, NetherlandsStates-General victory
1581Battle of KollumKollum, NetherlandsStates-General victory
26 July 1581Capture of BredaBreda, Netherlands
4 October 1581Siege of TournaiTournai, Belgium
24 October 1581Siege of NiezijlNiezijl, NetherlandsStates-General victory
2 August 1582Siege of LierLier, BelgiumSpanish victory
15 September 1582Siege of LochemLochem, NetherlandsStates-General victory
17 January 1583French FuryAntwerp, Belgium
7 February 1583Siege of EindhovenEindhoven, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1583Battle of SteenbergenSteenbergen, NetherlandsSpanish victory
28 October 1583Siege of GhentGhent, BelgiumSpanish victory
1584Capture of AalstAalst, BelgiumSpanish victory
the 1584sSiege of BrusselsBrussels metropolitan area, Belgium
1584Siege of ZutphenZutphen, Netherlands
July 1584Fall of AntwerpAntwerp, BelgiumSpanish victory
1585Battle of WerlWerl, GermanyEscape of Schenck and his men
1585Battle of AmerongenAmerongen, Netherlands
6 October 1585Siege of IJsseloordIJsseloord, NetherlandsDutch-English victory
7 December 1585Battle of EmpelEmpel, NetherlandsSpanish victory
17 January 1586Battle of BoksumBoksum, Netherlands
February 1586Siege of GraveGrave, NetherlandsSpanish victory
28 June 1586Siege of VenloVenlo, NetherlandsSpanish victory
13 August 1586Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, GermanySpanish victory
22 September 1586Battle of ZutphenZutphen, NetherlandsSpanish victory
12 June 1587Siege of SluisSluis, NetherlandsSpanish victory
23 September 1588Siege of Bergen-op-ZoomBergen op Zoom, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
1589Siege of HeusdenHeusden, Netherlands
1589Capture of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenberg, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1590Battle of Bayona IslandsCíes Islands, SpainSpanish victory
4 March 1590Capture of BredaBreda, NetherlandsDutch-English victory
1591Siege of NijmegenNijmegen, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
1591Maurice's campaign of 1591NetherlandsAnglo–Dutch victory
19 May 1591Siege of ZutphenZutphen, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
1 June 1591Siege of DeventerDeventer, NetherlandsDutch-English victory
1591Capture of DelfzijlDelfzijl, NetherlandsDutch & English victory
1591Capture of DelfzijlDelfzijl, Netherlands
21 July 1591Siege of KnodsenburgKnodsenbourg, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
August 1591Battle of the Gulf of AlmeríaGulf of Almería, SpainSpanish victory
20 September 1591Siege of HulstHulst, NetherlandsDutch & English victory
30 May 1592Siege of SteenwijkSteenwijk, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
26 July 1592Siege of CoevordenCoevorden, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
1593Luxemburg campaignsPrince-Bishopric of Liège, BelgiumSpanish victory
27 March 1593Siege of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenberg, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
28 October 1593Siege of CoevordenCoevorden, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
19 May 1594Siege of GroningenGroningen, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
7 March 1595Siege of HuyHuy, BelgiumSpanish victory
14 July 1595Siege of GroenloGroenlo, NetherlandsSpanish victory
July 1596Siege of HulstHulst, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1597Battle of TurnhoutTurnhout, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
9 August 1597Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, GermanyDutch and English victory
29 August 1597Siege of MeursMoers, GermanyDutch & English victory
11 September 1597Siege of GroenloGroenlo, NetherlandsDutch-English victory
1 October 1597Siege of BredevoortBredevoort, NetherlandsBatavo-English victory
1597Capture of EnschedeEnschede, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
20 October 1597Siege of OldenzaalOldenzaal, NetherlandsDutch and English victory
1597Capture of OotmarsumOotmarsum, NetherlandsDutch & English victory
25 October 1597Siege of LingenLingen, GermanyDutch and English victory
9 October 1598Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, Germany
1599Siege of ReesRees, GermanySpanish victory; Protestant-German mercenary army destroyed...
28 April 1599Siege of SchenckenschansSchenkenschanz, Germany
15 May 1599Siege of ZaltbommelZaltbommel, Netherlands
1599Siege of Las PalmasLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
28 January 1600Siege of San AndreasFort Sint-Andries, Netherlands
1600Battle of LekkerbeetjeQ1821322, NetherlandsSpanish victory
2 July 1600Battle of NieuwpoortNieuwpoort, BelgiumDutch victory
1601Dutch–Portuguese WarAtlantic OceanTreaty of The Hague
12 June 1601Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, Germany
1 November 1601Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsSpanish victory
18 July 1602Siege of GraveGrave, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
3 October 1602Battle of the Narrow SeasStrait of Dover, United KingdomAnglo-Dutch victory
26 May 1603Battle of SluisSluis, NetherlandsDutch victory
1603Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
1604Siege of SluisSluis, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
1605Spinola's campaignRhineland, GermanySpanish victory
1605Battle of the English ChannelEnglish Channel, FranceDutch victory
10 August 1605Siege of LingenLingen, GermanySpanish victory
1605Battle of MülheimMülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
16 June 1606Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. Vincent, PortugalSpanish victory
3 August 1606Siege of GroenloGroenlo, Netherlands1st Siege: Spanish victory; 2nd Siege: Spanish victory
1606Siege of VenloVenlo, Netherlands
11 February 1607Siege of ErkelenzErkelenz, Germany
25 April 1607Battle of GibraltarBay of Gibraltar, SpainDutch victory; Twelve Years' Truce
1609Battle of MülheimMülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
1614Bombardment of ValparaísoValparaíso, Chile
14 April 1617Battle of Playa HondaBotolan, PhilippinesSpanish victory
10 August 1621Battle of GibraltarBay of Gibraltar, SpainSpanish victory
5 September 1621Siege of JülichJülich, GermanySpanish victory
1622Siege of Bergen op ZoomBergen op Zoom, NetherlandsDutch victory
1622Battle of MacauPortuguese Macau, People's Republic of ChinaPortuguese victory
1624Invasion of the VeluweVeluwe, Netherlands
28 August 1624Siege of BredaBreda, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1625Cádiz ExpeditionCádiz, SpainSpanish victory
1625Battle of San JuanSan Juan, United StatesSpanish victory
1626Siege of OldenzaalOldenzaal, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
20 July 1627Siege of GroenloGroenlo, NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch victory
7 September 1628Battle in the Bay of MatanzasMatanzas Bay, CubaDutch victory
30 April 1629Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsDutch victory
1629Invasion of the VeluweVeluwe, NetherlandsDutch victory
1629Battle of IJsseloordIJsseloord, NetherlandsSpanish victory
13 September 1631Battle of the SlaakVolkerak, NetherlandsDutch victory
1632Frederick Henry's Meuse campaignMeuse, FranceDutch victory
9 June 1632Capture of MaastrichtMaastricht, NetherlandsDutch victory
1633Siege of RheinbergRheinberg, GermanyDutch victory
30 June 1634Siege of MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands
1635Siege of the PhilippinesPhilippine, Netherlands
30 July 1635Siege of SchenkenschansSchenkenschanz, GermanyFirst siege: Spanish victory; Second siege: Dutch victory
1635Siege of LimbourgLimbourg, Belgium
18 February 1637Battle off Lizard PointLizard Point, United KingdomSpanish victory
21 July 1637Siege of BredaBreda, NetherlandsDutch victory
20 August 1637Siege of VenloVenlo, NetherlandsSpanish victory
1637Capture of RoermondRoermond, NetherlandsSpanish victory
20 June 1638Battle of KalloKallo, BelgiumSpanish victory
1638Battle of GeldernGeldern, Germany
31 August 1638Battle of CabañasCabañas, CubaSpanish victory
18 February 1639Action of 18 February 1639FranceDutch victory
1639Fight in the ChannelCalais, FranceInconclusive
21 October 1639Battle of the DownsEnglish Channel, United KingdomDutch victory
1640Siege of HulstHulst, NetherlandsSpanish victory
August 1641First Battle of San SalvadorKeelung, TaiwanTactical victory for the Spanish; strategic victory for the Dutch...
4 November 1641Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. Vincent, PortugalInconclusive
19 August 1642Final Battle of San SalvadorKeelung, TaiwanDutch victory
20 March 1644Attack on Saint MartinFort Amsterdam, SpainSpanish victory
7 October 1645Siege of HulstHulst, Netherlands
1646Battles of La Naval de ManilaManila Bay, PhilippinesSpanish victory
7 September 1646Siege of DunkirkDunkirk, FranceFranco-Dutch victory
10 June 1647Battle of Puerto de CaviteCavite City, PhilippinesSpanish victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Eighty Years' War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.