Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of François Anthoine

Battles of François Anthoine

French army general during World War I (1860–1944)

François Anthoine is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1917: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (3), France (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 277 km apart end to end, 69 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (5).

Second Battle of the AisneBattle of the HillsThird Battle of YpresFirst Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of the HillsThird Battle of YpresFirst Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleBrusselsAntwerpenLuxembourgRouenMetzCharleroiNancyReimsBruggeAmiens100 km49.950N, 3.507E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1917: 5 engagements5 in 191719171917
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917Battle of the Hills, 1917Third Battle of Ypres, 1917First Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Second Battle of Passchendaele, 191719171917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, FranceInconclusive
17 April 1917Battle of the HillsChampagne, France53 km SEInconclusive
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres Salient, Belgium223 km NSee Analysis section
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium1 km SWGerman victory
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium1 km NEAllied 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, Paul Castelnau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.