Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Hugo von Kirchbach

Battles of Hugo von Kirchbach

German general (1809–1887)

Hugo von Kirchbach is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1866 and 1870: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in France (3), Czech Republic (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,024 km apart end to end, 341 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (3), Austro-Prussian War (1).

Battle of SchweinschädelBattle of WissembourgBattle of ChâtillonBattle of BuzenvalBattle of SchweinschädelBattle of WissembourgBattle of ChâtillonBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsMunichPragueZürichThe Hague500 km49.598N, 9.084E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1866: 1 engagements1870: 3 engagements3 in 187018661870
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866Battle of Wissembourg, 1870Battle of Châtillon, 1870Battle of Buzenval, 187018661870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 June 1866Battle of SchweinschädelSvinišťany, Czech RepublicPrussian Victory
4 August 1870Battle of WissembourgWissembourg, France598 km WGerman victory
13 October 1870Battle of ChâtillonChâtillon, France414 km WGerman victory
21 October 1870Battle of BuzenvalRueil-Malmaison, France12 km NWGerman 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 authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.