Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Battles of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1839 and 1870: 6 battles and 1 siege across 5 present-day countries, most in France (3), Turkey (1), Lebanon (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,571 km apart end to end, 762 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (3), Austro-Prussian War (2).

Battle of Nahr al-KalbBattle of LangensalzaBattle of NezibBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of GravelotteBattle of SedanSiege of ParisBattle of NezibBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of GravelotteBattle of SedanSiege of ParisBerlinAthensKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAnkaraAlgiersTel Aviv1000 km42.533N, 20.076E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1839: 1 engagements1840: 1 engagements1866: 2 engagements1870: 3 engagements3 in 187018391870
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Nezib, 1839Battle of Nahr al-Kalb, 1840Battle of Langensalza, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 1866Battle of Gravelotte, 1870Battle of Sedan, 1870Siege of Paris, 187018391870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
24 June 1839Battle of NezibNizip, TurkeyEgyptian victory
1840Battle of Nahr al-KalbLebanon394 km SWOttoman victory
1866Battle of LangensalzaBad Langensalza, Germany2,770 km NWHanoverian victory
3 July 1866Battle of KöniggrätzSadová, Czech Republic379 km EPrussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866)
18 August 1870Battle of GravelotteGravelotte, France715 km WPrussian strategic victory
1 September 1870Battle of Sedanarrondissement of Sedan, France102 km NWGerman victory; Capture of Napoleon III; Fall of the Second...
19 September 1870Siege of ParisParis, France210 km SWGerman victory; Proclamation of the German Empire and the...

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, Kunstverlag der Photographischen Gesellschaft Berlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.