Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of August von Werder

Battles of August von Werder

Prussian general (1808-1887)

August von Werder is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1866 and 1871: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in France (5), Czech Republic (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,177 km apart end to end, 235 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (5), Austro-Prussian War (1).

Battle of LongeauBattle of JičínSiege of StrasbourgBattle of DijonSiege of BelfortBattle of VillersexelBattle of JičínSiege of StrasbourgBattle of DijonSiege of BelfortBattle of VillersexelGenevaFrankfurtBrusselsMunichPragueZürichDresdenBernStuttgartCologne200 km48.879N, 10.197E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1866: 1 engagements1870: 4 engagements4 in 18701871: 1 engagements18661871
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jičín, 1866Siege of Strasbourg, 1870Battle of Dijon, 1870Siege of Belfort, 1870Battle of Longeau, 1870Battle of Villersexel, 187118661871
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 June 1866Battle of JičínJičín, Czech RepublicPrussian victory
16 August 1870Siege of StrasbourgStrasbourg, France586 km WGerman victory
29 October 1870Battle of DijonDijon, France246 km SW1st: Prussian victory; 2nd: Prussian victory; 3rd: French...
3 November 1870Siege of BelfortBelfort, France141 km EInconclusive; Germany fails to capture Belfort; France...
1870Battle of LongeauFrance117 km WGerman victory
9 January 1871Battle of VillersexelVillersexel, France87 km EFrench 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, Kunst Verlag der Photographischen Gesellschaft, Berlin. Upload, stitch and restoration by Jebulon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.