Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Alexandru Averescu

Battles of Alexandru Averescu

Marshal and former Prime Minister of Romania (1859-1938)

Alexandru Averescu is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1916 and 1917: 6 battles, all in present-day Romania. Taken in date order, the sites lie 946 km apart end to end, 189 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Romania in World War I (3), World War I (1).

Battle of the Southern CarpathiansRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Second Battle of CobadinBattle of Predeal PassBattle of MărăştiSecond Battle of OituzRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Second Battle of CobadinBattle of Predeal PassBattle of MărăştiSecond Battle of OituzBucharestConstanțaCluj-NapocaBrașovCraiovaPloieștiBacăuPiteștiIzmayilCahul200 km45.422N, 25.760E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1916: 4 engagements4 in 19161917: 2 engagements19161917
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916, 1916Second Battle of Cobadin, 1916Battle of the Southern Carpathians, 1916Battle of Predeal Pass, 1916Battle of Mărăşti, 1917Second Battle of Oituz, 191719161917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 October 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Transylvania, RomaniaCentral Powers victory Romanian invasion repulsed...
1916Second Battle of CobadinRomania429 km SECentral Powers victory
1916Battle of the Southern CarpathiansRomania294 km NWRomanian strategic victory
10 November 1916Battle of Predeal PassPredeal, Romania66 km ERomanian victory
1917Battle of MărăştiRomania115 km NERomanian–Russian victory
8 August 1917Second Battle of OituzBacău County, Romania41 km NWRomanian defensive 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, unknown/not specified, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.