Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Albert I of Belgium

Battles of Albert I of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)

Albert I of Belgium is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Belgium. Taken in date order, the sites lie 644 km apart end to end, 129 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (6).

Battle of the Lys and the EscautSiege of AntwerpBattle of the FrontiersFirst Battle of YpresBattle of the LysBattle of CourtraiSiege of AntwerpBattle of the FrontiersFirst Battle of YpresBattle of the LysBattle of CourtraiBrusselsCologneLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnMetzCharleroiKoblenzNancy100 km50.110N, 4.446E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 3 engagements3 in 19141918: 3 engagements3 in 191819141918
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Antwerp, 1914Battle of the Frontiers, 1914First Battle of Ypres, 1914Battle of the Lys, 1918Battle of Courtrai, 1918Battle of the Lys and the Escaut, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerp, BelgiumGerman victory
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraine, Belgium272 km SEGerman victory
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpres, Belgium303 km NWIndecisive
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpres, Belgium16 km SSee Analysis
14 October 1918Battle of CourtraiYpres, Belgium29 km NEAllied victory
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast Flanders, Belgium23 km EAllied 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, Studio of Eugène Pirou, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.