Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of François Joseph Lefebvre

Battles of François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of France (1755-1820)

François Joseph Lefebvre is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1795 and 1812: 10 battles and 1 siege across 5 present-day countries, most in Germany (6), Austria (2), Poland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,459 km apart end to end, 646 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Fifth Coalition (5), War of the First Coalition (1), War of the Second Coalition (1).

Battle of HöchstBattle of ZornozaBattle of Teugen-HausenBattle of WörglBattles of BergiselBattle of KrasnoiBattle of StockachBattle of Jena–AuerstedtSiege of DanzigBattle of AbensbergBattle of EckmühlBattle of StockachBattle of Jena–AuerstedtSiege of DanzigBattle of AbensbergBattle of EckmühlMadridBerlinKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAnkaraMilanFrankfurt1000 km48.885N, 14.356E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1795: 1 engagements1799: 1 engagements1806: 1 engagements1807: 1 engagements1808: 1 engagements1809: 5 engagements5 in 18091812: 1 engagements17951812
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Höchst, 1795Battle of Stockach, 1799Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Siege of Danzig, 1807Battle of Zornoza, 1808Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Wörgl, 1809Battles of Bergisel, 1809Battle of Krasnoi, 181217951812
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 7

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 October 1795Battle of HöchstHöchst, GermanyAustrian victory
25 March 1799Battle of StockachStockach, Germany270 km SAustrian victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, Germany458 km NEFrench victory
19 March 1807Siege of DanzigGdańsk, Poland609 km NEFrench-allied victory
31 October 1808Battle of ZornozaAmorebieta-Etxano, Spain1,983 km SWFrench victory
19 April 1809Battle of Teugen-HausenTeugn, Germany1,297 km NEFrench victory
20 April 1809Battle of AbensbergAbensberg, Germany13 km SWFrench victory
1809Battle of EckmühlMunich, Germany78 km SFrench victory
13 May 1809Battle of WörglWörgl, Austria80 km SEFranco-Bavarian victory
1809Battles of BergiselBergisel, Austria57 km SWExpand results list:
15 November 1812Battle of KrasnoiKrasny, Russia1,615 km NERussian 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, Césarine Davin-Mirvault, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.