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commander, 40 engagements

Battles of André Masséna

Battles of André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817), 1758 to 1817

André Masséna is recorded as a commander at 40 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1811: 33 battles and 7 sieges across 8 present-day countries, most in Italy (23), Austria (5), Spain (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,715 km apart end to end, 249 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Revolutionary Wars (10), War of the First Coalition (6), War of the Second Coalition (6).

Second Battle of SaorgioFirst Battle of DegoBattle of LoanoBattle of MontenotteSecond Battle of DegoBattle of MondovìBattle of BorghettoBattle of LonatoBattle of CastiglioneBattle of PeschieraBattle of RoveretoBattle of BassanoBattle of CaldieroBattle of La FavoriteSiege of MantuaBattle of TarvisBattle of FeldkirchFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of SchwyzSecond Battle of ZurichBattle of MuottentalSiege of GenoaBattle of VeronaBattle of ForanoSiege of GaetaSiege of AmanteaBattle of HollabrunnBattle of LandshutBattle of EbelsbergBattle of ZnaimSiege of AstorgaSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of AlmeidaBattle of BussacoBattle of Fuentes de OñoroBattle of LodiBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of WagramBattle of LodiBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of WagramMadridBarcelonaLyonBordeaux500 km43.850N, 4.798E
40 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 2 engagements1795: 1 engagements1796: 12 engagements12 in 17961797: 4 engagements1799: 5 engagements1800: 1 engagements1805: 2 engagements1806: 2 engagements1809: 6 engagements1810: 4 engagements1811: 1 engagements17941811
40 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794First Battle of Dego, 1794Battle of Loano, 1795Battle of Montenotte, 1796Second Battle of Dego, 1796Battle of Mondovì, 1796Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Borghetto, 1796Battle of Lonato, 1796Battle of Castiglione, 1796Battle of Peschiera, 1796Battle of Rovereto, 1796Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of Caldiero, 1796Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Battle of La Favorite, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797Battle of Tarvis, 1797Battle of Feldkirch, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Siege of Genoa, 1800Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Siege of Gaeta, 1806Siege of Amantea, 1806Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Siege of Astorga, 1810Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1810Siege of Almeida, 1810Battle of Bussaco, 1810Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, 181117941811
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 8

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
24 April 1794Second Battle of SaorgioSaorge, FranceFrench victory
21 September 1794First Battle of DegoDego, Italy80 km NEFrench victory
22 November 1795Battle of LoanoLoano, Italy37 km SFrench victory
12 April 1796Battle of MontenotteCairo Montenotte, Italy32 km NFrench victory
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDego, Italy7 km NEFrench victory
21 April 1796Battle of MondovìMondovì, Italy40 km WFrench victory; Armistice of Cherasco
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, Italy169 km NEFrench victory
30 May 1796Battle of BorghettoValeggio sul Mincio, Italy96 km EFrench victory
3 August 1796Battle of LonatoLonato del Garda, Italy23 km NWFrench victory
5 August 1796Battle of CastiglioneSolferino, Italy9 km SFrench victory
6 August 1796Battle of PeschieraPeschiera del Garda, Italy17 km EFrench victory
4 September 1796Battle of RoveretoRovereto, Italy58 km NEFrench victory
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy55 km EFrench victory
12 November 1796Battle of CaldieroCaldiero, Italy57 km SWAustrian victory
15 November 1796Battle of the Bridge of ArcoleArcole, Italy9 km SEFrench victory
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli Veronese, Italy43 km NWFrench victory
16 January 1797Battle of La FavoriteLa favorite, Italy42 km SFrench victory
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantua, Italy3 km SFrench victory
21 March 1797Battle of TarvisTarvisio, Italy261 km NEFrench victory
23 March 1799Battle of FeldkirchFeldkirch, Austria313 km WFrench victory (1st); Austrian victory (2nd)
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland80 km WAustrian victory; (see #Aftermath)
14 August 1799Battle of SchwyzSchwyz, Switzerland40 km SFrench victory
25 September 1799Second Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland40 km NFrench victory
30 September 1799Battle of MuottentalSpain1,609 km SWRussian victory
20 April 1800Siege of GenoaGenoa, Italy1,459 km NEAnglo-Austrian victory
18 October 1805Battle of VeronaVerona, Italy198 km NEFrench victory
2 November 1805Battle of ForanoForano, Italy16 km EFrench victory
26 February 1806Siege of GaetaGaeta, Italy506 km SEFrench victory
December 1806Siege of AmanteaAmantea, Italy314 km SEFrench victory; Calabrian insurrection suppressed
1809Battle of HollabrunnHollabrunn, Austria1,049 km NAustrian victory
21 April 1809Battle of LandshutLandshut, Germany291 km WFrench victory
3 May 1809Battle of EbelsbergLinz, Austria160 km EFrench victory
21 May 1809Battle of Aspern-EsslingLobau, Austria164 km EAustrian victory
5 July 1809Battle of WagramDeutsch-Wagram, Austria10 km NEFrench victory; Continuation of the Fifth Coalition until...
10 July 1809Battle of ZnaimZnojmo, Czech Republic73 km NWInconclusive
21 March 1810Siege of AstorgaAstorga, Spain1,851 km WFrench victory
26 April 1810Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, Spain210 km SFrench victory
25 July 1810Siege of AlmeidaAlmeida, Portugal34 km NWFrench victory
27 September 1810Battle of BussacoSerra do Bussaco, Portugal128 km WAnglo-Portuguese victory
3 May 1811Battle of Fuentes de OñoroFuentes de Oñoro, Spain131 km EAnglo-Portuguese 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, After Antoine-Jean Gros, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.