Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze

Battles of Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze

Field Marshal, French Revolutionary Wars, 1739 to 1799

Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1799: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Switzerland (4), Austria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 177 km apart end to end, 44 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Second Coalition (3).

Battle of GlarusBattle of FeldkirchBattle of WinterthurFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of Linth RiverBattle of GlarusBattle of FeldkirchBattle of WinterthurFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of Linth RiverGenevaMunichBernStrasbourgBaselNancyLausanneFreiburgLuzernMulhouse100 km47.299N, 9.074E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1799: 5 engagements5 in 179917991799
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Glarus, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Linth River, 179917991799
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1799Battle of GlarusNäfels, SwitzerlandSee Result
23 March 1799Battle of FeldkirchFeldkirch, Austria43 km EFrench victory (1st); Austrian victory (2nd)
27 May 1799Battle of WinterthurWinterthur, Switzerland70 km NWAustrian victory
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland21 km SWAustrian victory; (see #Aftermath)
26 September 1799Battle of Linth RiverBilten, Switzerland43 km SEFrench 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, unknown portrait painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.