Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

Battles of Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

French general (1817-1882)

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1870: 4 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 254 km apart end to end, 85 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (4).

Battle of SedanBattle of ChâtillonBattle of BuzenvalBattle of VilliersBattle of SedanBattle of ChâtillonBattle of BuzenvalBattle of VilliersLilleLuxembourgRouenMetzCharleroiNancyOrléansReimsAmiensTroyes100 km49.249N, 3.563E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1870: 4 engagements4 in 187018701870
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sedan, 1870Battle of Châtillon, 1870Battle of Buzenval, 1870Battle of Villiers, 187018701870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 September 1870Battle of Sedanarrondissement of Sedan, FranceGerman victory; Capture of Napoleon III; Fall of the Second...
13 October 1870Battle of ChâtillonChâtillon, France217 km SWGerman victory
21 October 1870Battle of BuzenvalRueil-Malmaison, France12 km NWGerman victory
29 November 1870Battle of VilliersVilliers-sur-Marne, France25 km EGerman 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, Franz Robert Richard Brendámour, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.