Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken

Battles of Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken

Russian general of Baltic German origin (1752-1837)

Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1799 and 1814: 4 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in France (2), Switzerland (1), Belarus (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,851 km apart end to end, 950 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (2), War of the Second Coalition (1), French invasion of Russia (1).

Second Battle of ZurichBattle of WolkowiskBattle of MontmirailBattle of Château-ThierrySecond Battle of ZurichBattle of WolkowiskBattle of MontmirailBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamMilanFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsWarsawBudapest500 km50.267N, 13.933E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1799: 1 engagements1812: 1 engagements1814: 2 engagements2 in 181417991814
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Wolkowisk, 1812Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 181417991814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 September 1799Second Battle of ZurichZurich, SwitzerlandFrench victory
November 1812Battle of WolkowiskVawkavysk, Belarus1,298 km NEAustrian victory
11 February 1814Battle of MontmirailMontmirail, France1,536 km WFrench victory
12 February 1814Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France17 km NFrench 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, George Dawe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.