Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf

Battles of Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf

Prussian general (1762-1823)

Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1812 and 1814: 7 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in France (3), Germany (2), Latvia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,807 km apart end to end, 301 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (5), French invasion of Russia (1), Coalition Wars (1).

Battle of Gué-à-TresmesBattle of ClayeBattle of EkauBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenBattle of KulmBattle of VauchampsBattle of EkauBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenBattle of KulmBattle of VauchampsBerlinViennaAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsWarsawBudapestMunichPrague500 km52.741N, 13.450E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 1 engagements1813: 3 engagements3 in 18131814: 3 engagements3 in 181418121814
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ekau, 1812Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Kulm, 1813Battle of Vauchamps, 1814Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, 1814Battle of Claye, 181418121814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1812Battle of EkauLatviaFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany878 km SWFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany51 km WFrench victory
29 August 1813Battle of KulmChlumec, Czech Republic39 km SECoalition victory
14 February 1814Battle of VauchampsMontmirail, France769 km WFrench victory
28 February 1814Battle of Gué-à-TresmesCongis-sur-Thérouanne, France49 km WFrench victory
28 March 1814Battle of ClayeClaye-Souilly, France21 km WInconclusive

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, Hermann Scherenberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.