Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Bertrand Clausel

Battles of Bertrand Clausel

Marshal of France (1772-1842)

Bertrand Clausel is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1812 and 1836: 6 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Algeria (5), Spain (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,417 km apart end to end, 403 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French conquest of Algeria (4), Peninsular War (2).

Second Battle of BlidaBattle of l'HabrahBattle of SalamancaBattle of RoncesvallesBattle of MascaraBattle of SikkakBattle of ConstantineBattle of SalamancaBattle of RoncesvallesBattle of MascaraBattle of SikkakBattle of ConstantineMadridBarcelonaAlgiersLisbonTunisSevilleValenciaOranMarseilleBilbao500 km39.047N, 0.496E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 1 engagements1813: 1 engagements1830: 1 engagements1835: 2 engagements2 in 18351836: 2 engagements2 in 183618121836
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Salamanca, 1812Battle of Roncesvalles, 1813Second Battle of Blida, 1830Battle of Mascara, 1835Battle of l'Habrah, 1835Battle of Sikkak, 1836Battle of Constantine, 183618121836
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 July 1812Battle of SalamancaArapiles, SpainCoalition victory
25 July 1813Battle of RoncesvallesRoncevaux Pass, Spain428 km NEFrench victory
17 November 1830Second Battle of BlidaBlida, Algeria826 km SEFrench victory at Medea; Collapse of the Beylik of Titteri...
21 November 1835Battle of MascaraAlgeria254 km WFrench tactical success; Failure to force the submission of...
3 December 1835Battle of l'HabrahOran, Algeria81 km NWFrench victory
6 July 1836Battle of SikkakEmirate of Abdelkader, Algeria95 km SWFrench victory
21 November 1836Battle of ConstantineConstantine, Algeria733 km EAlgerian 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, Maurin, Antoine (French lithographer, 1793-1860) (artist) (graphic artist), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.