Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Fyodor Apraksin

Battles of Fyodor Apraksin

Russian Governor, Military commander and first Admiral (1661-1728)

Fyodor Apraksin is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1708 and 1719: 4 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Finland (3), Russia (2), Sweden (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 921 km apart end to end, 184 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Great Northern War (6).

Battle of HelsinkiBattle of the NevaSiege of VyborgBattle of PälkäneBattle of GangutBattle of StäketBattle of the NevaSiege of VyborgBattle of PälkäneBattle of GangutBattle of StäketHelsinkiTallinnTamperePskovVaasaTurkuUppsalaTartuLahtiJoensuu200 km60.320N, 24.296E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1708: 1 engagements1710: 1 engagements1713: 2 engagements2 in 17131714: 1 engagements1719: 1 engagements17081719
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Neva, 1708Siege of Vyborg, 1710Battle of Helsinki, 1713Battle of Pälkäne, 1713Battle of Gangut, 1714Battle of Stäket, 171917081719
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1708Battle of the NevaNeva, RussiaSwedish victory
1 March 1710Siege of VyborgVyborg, Russia121 km NWRussian victory
1713Battle of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland217 km WRussian victory
17 October 1713Battle of PälkänePälkäne, Finland135 km NRussian victory
26 July 1714Battle of GangutHanko Peninsula, Finland169 km SWRussian victory
13 August 1719Battle of StäketBaggensstäket, Sweden279 km WSwedish 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, Бовин, Василий Никифорович. 1815-1870, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.