Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Alexander I of Russia

Battles of Alexander I of Russia

The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825)

Alexander I of Russia is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1805 and 1814: 8 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in France (4), Germany (3), Czech Republic (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,528 km apart end to end, 218 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (7), War of the Third Coalition (1).

First Battle of Bar-sur-AubeBattle of Arcis-sur-AubeBattle of Fère-ChampenoiseBattle of AusterlitzBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenBattle of ParisBattle of AusterlitzBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenBattle of ParisBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsMunichPragueZürichThe Hague500 km49.742N, 9.557E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1805: 1 engagements1813: 3 engagements1814: 4 engagements4 in 181418051814
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Fère-Champenoise, 1814Battle of Paris, 181418051814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 December 1805Battle of AusterlitzSlavkov u Brna, Czech RepublicFrench victory
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany400 km NWFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany51 km WFrench victory
24 January 1814First Battle of Bar-sur-AubeBar-sur-Aube, France718 km WSee Aftermath section
20 March 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-AubeArcis-sur-Aube, France52 km NWCoalition victory
25 March 1814Battle of Fère-ChampenoiseFère-Champenoise, France24 km NCoalition victory
30 March 1814Battle of ParisParis, France128 km WCoalition 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, Alexander Molinari, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.