Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel

Battles of Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel

German general (1809–1885)

Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1866 and 1871: 10 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Germany (6), France (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,550 km apart end to end, 172 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Austro-Prussian War (6), Franco-Prussian War (4).

Battle of LaufachBattle of HundheimBattle of HelmstadtBattle of GerchsheimBattle of PontarlierBattle of KissingenBattle of TauberbischofsheimBattle of AmiensBattle of HallueBattle of BapaumeBattle of KissingenBattle of TauberbischofsheimBattle of AmiensBattle of HallueBattle of BapaumeZürichBernStuttgartStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimBaselSaarbrückenWiesbadenMetz200 km48.559N, 6.254E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1866: 6 engagements6 in 18661870: 2 engagements1871: 2 engagements18661871
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kissingen, 1866Battle of Laufach, 1866Battle of Hundheim, 1866Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866Battle of Helmstadt, 1866Battle of Gerchsheim, 1866Battle of Amiens, 1870Battle of Hallue, 1870Battle of Pontarlier, 1871Battle of Bapaume, 187118661871
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 July 1866Battle of KissingenBad Kissingen, GermanyPrussian victory
1866Battle of LaufachGermany58 km WPrussian Victory
23 July 1866Battle of HundheimKülsheim, Germany37 km SPrussian to Saxe-Coburg to Gotha victory
24 July 1866Battle of TauberbischofsheimTauberbischofsheim, Germany18 km SEPrussian victory
25 July 1866Battle of HelmstadtHelmstadt, Germany15 km NPrussian victory
25 July 1866Battle of GerchsheimGerchsheim, Germany10 km SEPrussian Alliance victory
27 November 1870Battle of AmiensAmiens, France522 km WGerman victory
23 December 1870Battle of HallueHallue, France10 km NWInconclusive
1871Battle of PontarlierPontarlier, France443 km SEGerman Victory
3 January 1871Battle of BapaumeBapaume, France438 km NWFrench 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.