Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov

Battles of Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov

Russian noble and admiral (1787-1869)

Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1828 and 1854: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Russia (3), Bulgaria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 530 km apart end to end, 177 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crimean War (3), Ninth Russo-Turkish War (1).

Siege of Varna (1828)Siege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaBattle of InkermanSiege of Varna (1828)Siege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaBattle of InkermanConstanțaYevpatoriyaDobrichIzmayilGalațiTulceaBrăila200 km44.019N, 30.793E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1828: 1 engagements1854: 3 engagements3 in 185418281854
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Varna (1828), 1828Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 185418281854
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 July 1828Siege of Varna (1828)Varna, BulgariaRussian victory
1854Siege of SevastopolSevastopol, Russia475 km EAllied victory
20 September 1854Battle of AlmaAlma, Russia27 km NEAllied victory
5 November 1854Battle of InkermanInkerman, Russia28 km SAnglo-French 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, Franz Krüger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.