Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of George Wade

Battles of George Wade

British Field Marshal (1673-1748)

George Wade is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1708 and 1745: 3 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (2), France (1), United Kingdom (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,790 km apart end to end, 930 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (1), War of the Quadruple Alliance (1), War of the Austrian Succession (1).

Capture of MinorcaCapture of Vigo and PontevedraPlanned French Invasion of BritainSiege of CarlisleCapture of MinorcaCapture of Vigo and PontevedraPlanned French Invasion of BritainSiege of CarlisleMadridBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaMilanFrankfurtLisbonNaples1000 km47.374N, 2.211W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1708: 1 engagements1 in 17081719: 1 engagements1 in 17191744: 1 engagements1 in 17441745: 1 engagements1 in 174517081745
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Capture of Minorca, 1708Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra, 1719Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1744Siege of Carlisle, 174517081745
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1708Capture of MinorcaMenorca, SpainAnglo-Dutch victory
1719Capture of Vigo and PontevedraPontevedra, Spain1,123 km WBritish victory; Capture of Pontevedra, Vigo and Redondela
1744Planned French Invasion of BritainNormandy, France1,009 km NEFrench failure
1745Siege of CarlisleCarlisle, United Kingdom658 km NGovernment 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, Johan van Diest, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.