Atlas of Battles

commander, 43 engagements

Battles of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Battles of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is recorded as a commander at 43 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1815: 33 battles and 10 sieges across 7 present-day countries, most in Spain (16), Portugal (11), France (7). Taken in date order, the sites lie 22,685 km apart end to end, 540 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (34), Second Anglo-Maratha War (4), French Revolutionary Wars (1).

Battle of BoxtelSiege of SeringapatamBattle of MallavellySiege of AhmednagarBattle of AssayeBattle of ArgaonCapture of GawilghurBattle of KøgeBattle of RoliçaBattle of GrijóSecond Battle of PortoBattle of BussacoBattle of PombalBattle of RedinhaBattle of Foz de ArouceCombat of the Alva RiverBattle of SabugalSecond siege of BadajozBattle of Fuentes de OñoroBattle of El BodonBattle of Aldeia da PonteSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of BadajozSiege of the Salamanca fortsBattle of MajadahondaSiege of BurgosBattle of TordesillasBattle of San Millan-OsmaSiege of PamplonaSiege of San SebastiánBattle of SoraurenBattle of the BidassoaBattle of NivelleBattle of the NiveBattle of GarrisBattle of OrthezBattle of TarbesBattle of ToulouseBattle of VimeiroBattle of TalaveraBattle of SalamancaBattle of VitoriaBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of VimeiroBattle of TalaveraBattle of VitoriaBattle of Quatre BrasTehranBengaluruBaghdadBerlinKabulAthensCasablancaAddis AbabaKyivDakar2000 km32.004N, 33.756E
43 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 1 engagements1799: 2 engagements1803: 4 engagements1807: 1 engagements1808: 2 engagements1809: 3 engagements1810: 1 engagements1811: 9 engagements9 in 18111812: 7 engagements1813: 8 engagements1814: 4 engagements1815: 1 engagements17941815
43 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Boxtel, 1794Siege of Seringapatam, 1799Battle of Mallavelly, 1799Siege of Ahmednagar, 1803Battle of Assaye, 1803Battle of Argaon, 1803Capture of Gawilghur, 1803Battle of Køge, 1807Battle of Roliça, 1808Battle of Vimeiro, 1808Battle of Grijó, 1809Second Battle of Porto, 1809Battle of Talavera, 1809Battle of Bussaco, 1810Battle of Pombal, 1811Battle of Redinha, 1811Battle of Foz de Arouce, 1811Combat of the Alva River, 1811Battle of Sabugal, 1811Second siege of Badajoz, 1811Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, 1811Battle of El Bodon, 1811Battle of Aldeia da Ponte, 1811Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812Siege of Badajoz, 1812Siege of the Salamanca forts, 1812Battle of Salamanca, 1812Battle of Majadahonda, 1812Siege of Burgos, 1812Battle of Tordesillas, 1812Battle of San Millan-Osma, 1813Battle of Vitoria, 1813Siege of Pamplona, 1813Siege of San Sebastián, 1813Battle of Sorauren, 1813Battle of the Bidassoa, 1813Battle of Nivelle, 1813Battle of the Nive, 1813Battle of Garris, 1814Battle of Orthez, 1814Battle of Tarbes, 1814Battle of Toulouse, 1814Battle of Quatre Bras, 181517941815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 September 1794Battle of BoxtelBoxtel, NetherlandsFrench victory
1799Siege of SeringapatamSrirangapatna, India7,645 km EBritish victory; Fall of the Mysore Kingdom
27 March 1799Battle of MallavellyIndia1 km NWBritish victory
8 August 1803Siege of AhmednagarAhmednagar Fort, India770 km NBritish victory
23 September 1803Battle of AssayeAssaye, India174 km NEBritish victory
29 November 1803Battle of ArgaonArgaon, India451 km SWBritish victory
1803Capture of GawilghurGawilghur Fort, India642 km NEBritish victory
29 August 1807Battle of KøgeKøge, Denmark6,508 km NWBritish victory
17 August 1808Battle of RoliçaRoliça, Portugal2,390 km SWAnglo-Portuguese victory
21 August 1808Battle of VimeiroVimeiro, Portugal19 km SWAnglo-Portuguese victory; Convention of Cintra
10 May 1809Battle of GrijóFreguesia de Grijó, Portugal216 km NAnglo-Portuguese victory
12 May 1809Second Battle of PortoPorto, Portugal13 km NAnglo-Portuguese victory
27 July 1809Battle of TalaveraTalavera de la Reina, Spain345 km ESee Aftermath
27 September 1810Battle of BussacoSerra do Bussaco, Portugal301 km WAnglo-Portuguese victory
11 March 1811Battle of PombalPombal, Portugal53 km SWInconclusive
1811Battle of RedinhaPortugal10 km NInconclusive
15 March 1811Battle of Foz de ArouceFreguesia de Foz de Arouce, Portugal31 km NEAnglo-Portuguese victory
1811Combat of the Alva RiverPortugal20 km NEAnglo-Portuguese victory
1811Battle of SabugalSabugal, Portugal83 km EAnglo-Portuguese victory
22 April 1811Second siege of BadajozBadajoz, Spain163 km SFrench victory
3 May 1811Battle of Fuentes de OñoroFuentes de Oñoro, Spain189 km NAnglo-Portuguese victory
25 September 1811Battle of El BodonEl Bodón, Spain23 km SEFrench victory
27 September 1811Battle of Aldeia da PonteAldeia da Ponte, Portugal26 km Wsee Aftermath
7 January 1812Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, Spain35 km NECoalition victory
16 March 1812Siege of BadajozBadajoz, Spain195 km SCoalition victory
17 June 1812Siege of the Salamanca fortsSalamanca, Spain257 km NEAnglo-Portuguese victory
22 July 1812Battle of SalamancaArapiles, Spain9 km SCoalition victory
11 August 1812Battle of MajadahondaMajadahonda, Spain156 km EInconclusive; (see Outcome section)
19 September 1812Siege of BurgosCastle of Burgos, Spain210 km NFrench victory
25 October 1812Battle of TordesillasTordesillas, Spain143 km SWFrench victory
18 June 1813Battle of San Millan-OsmaSpain222 km NEAllied victory
21 June 1813Battle of VitoriaVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain31 km ECoalition victory
26 June 1813Siege of PamplonaPamplona, Spain84 km EAnglo-Spanish victory
7 July 1813Siege of San SebastiánSan Sebastián, Spain62 km NWFrench victory (1st siege); Anglo-Portuguese victory (2nd...
28 July 1813Battle of SoraurenSorauren, Spain57 km SEAllied victory
7 October 1813Battle of the BidassoaHendaye, France49 km NCoalition victory
10 November 1813Battle of NivelleNivelle, France13 km ECoalition victory
1813Battle of the NiveBayonne, France19 km NCoalition victory
15 February 1814Battle of GarrisGarris, France37 km SECoalition victory
27 February 1814Battle of OrthezOrthez, France29 km NECoalition victory
1814Battle of TarbesFrance75 km SECoalition victory
10 April 1814Battle of ToulouseToulouse, France118 km ESee Commentary
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre Bras, Belgium807 km NInconclusive

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, Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.