Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Alexander von Kluck

Battles of Alexander von Kluck

German general (1846-1934)

Alexander von Kluck is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas in 1914: 6 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in France (6), Belgium (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 299 km apart end to end, 50 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (7).

Battle of Le Grand FaytBattle of ÉtreuxBattle of MonsSiege of MaubeugeFirst Battle of the MarneFirst Battle of PicardyFirst Battle of the AisneBattle of MonsSiege of MaubeugeFirst Battle of the MarneFirst Battle of PicardyFirst Battle of the AisneBrusselsLilleLuxembourgRouenMetzNancyReimsAmiensNamurCalais100 km49.748N, 3.403E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 7 engagements7 in 191419141914
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mons, 1914Siege of Maubeuge, 1914Battle of Le Grand Fayt, 1914Battle of Étreux, 1914First Battle of the Marne, 1914First Battle of Picardy, 1914First Battle of the Aisne, 191419141914
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMons, BelgiumSee Analysis section
24 August 1914Siege of MaubeugeMaubeuge, France22 km SGerman victory
26 August 1914Battle of Le Grand FaytGrand-Fayt, France22 km SWGerman victory
27 August 1914Battle of ÉtreuxÉtreux, France17 km SWGerman victory
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnois, France111 km SEntente victory; Failure of Schlieffen Plan
26 September 1914First Battle of PicardyPicardy, France67 km NWInconclusive
28 September 1914First Battle of the AisneAisne, France61 km EIndecisive

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, Mayer, DresdenPublished as a postcard in the Kingdom of Prussia by Gustav Liersch, Berlin, card#95., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.