Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Constantine I of Greece

Battles of Constantine I of Greece

King of Greece (r. 1913–17; 1920–22), 1868 to 1923

Constantine I of Greece is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1897 and 1921: 6 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Greece (5), Bulgaria (1), Turkey (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,412 km apart end to end, 235 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Balkan War (3), Second Balkan War (2), Greco-Turkish War of 1897 (1).

Siege of IoanninaBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirBattle of DomokosBattle of YenidjeBattle of BizaniBattle of Kilkis–LahanasBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of DomokosBattle of YenidjeBattle of BizaniBattle of Kilkis–LahanasBattle of Kresna GorgeAthensSofiaİzmirBursaSkopjePristinaEskişehirAdapazarıBurgasPatra200 km40.279N, 25.695E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1897: 1 engagements1912: 2 engagements1913: 3 engagements3 in 19131921: 1 engagements18971921
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Domokos, 1897Battle of Yenidje, 1912Siege of Ioannina, 1912Battle of Bizani, 1913Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas, 1913Battle of Kresna Gorge, 1913Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 192118971921
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1897Battle of DomokosGreeceOttoman victory
2 November 1912Battle of YenidjeGiannitsa, Greece185 km NGreek victory; Greek army captures Yenidje and Thessaloniki
25 November 1912Siege of IoanninaIoannina, Greece180 km SWGreek victory
1913Battle of BizaniBizani municipality, Greece11 km SGreek victory; Capture of Ioannina; End of First Balkan War
21 June 1913Battle of Kilkis–LahanasKilkis, Greece231 km NEGreek victory; Capture of Kilkis, Lachanas, Gevgelija...
21 July 1913Battle of Kresna GorgeKresna Gorge, Bulgaria93 km NInconclusive; Greek army advances through the Kresna...
1921Battle of Kütahya–EskişehirAfyonkarahisar, Turkey711 km SEGreek victory; Greek capture of Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya and...

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, Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.