Atlas of Battles

commander, 23 engagements

Battles of Jean Victor Marie Moreau

Battles of Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

Jean Victor Marie Moreau is recorded as a commander at 23 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1813: 21 battles and 2 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Germany (16), Italy (4), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,785 km apart end to end, 127 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the First Coalition (8), War of the Second Coalition (6), French Revolutionary Wars (2).

Siege of YpresSiege of NijmegenBattle of KehlBattle of RastattBattle of EttlingenBattle of NeresheimBattle of FriedbergBattle of BiberachBattle of EmmendingenBattle of SchliengenBattle of DiersheimFirst Battle of MarengoBattle of BassignanaSecond Battle of MarengoBattle of MöerskirchBattle of EngenBattle of MesskirchBattle of HöchstädtBattle of TourcoingBattle of NoviBattle of StockachBattle of HohenlindenBattle of DresdenBattle of TourcoingBattle of NoviBattle of StockachBattle of HohenlindenBattle of DresdenGenevaMilanFrankfurtMunichPragueZürichLyonLjubljanaBernVenice500 km47.958N, 7.576E
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 3 engagements1796: 8 engagements8 in 17961797: 1 engagements1799: 4 engagements1800: 6 engagements1813: 1 engagements17941813
23 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tourcoing, 1794Siege of Ypres, 1794Siege of Nijmegen, 1794Battle of Kehl, 1796Battle of Rastatt, 1796Battle of Ettlingen, 1796Battle of Neresheim, 1796Battle of Friedberg, 1796Battle of Biberach, 1796Battle of Emmendingen, 1796Battle of Schliengen, 1796Battle of Diersheim, 1797First Battle of Marengo, 1799Battle of Bassignana, 1799Second Battle of Marengo, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Möerskirch, 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Dresden, 181317941813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 May 1794Battle of TourcoingTourcoing, FranceFrench victory
1 June 1794Siege of YpresYpres, Belgium23 km NWFrench victory
October 1794Siege of NijmegenNijmegen, Netherlands233 km NEFrench victory
23 June 1796Battle of KehlKehl, Germany389 km SFrench victory
5 July 1796Battle of RastattRastatt, Germany42 km NEFrench victory
9 July 1796Battle of EttlingenEttlingen, Germany18 km NEFrench victory
11 August 1796Battle of NeresheimNeresheim, Germany142 km ESee #Results
24 August 1796Battle of FriedbergFriedberg, Germany65 km SEFrench victory
2 October 1796Battle of BiberachBiberach an der Riß, Germany92 km WFrench victory
19 October 1796Battle of EmmendingenEmmendingen, Germany145 km WAustrian victory
24 October 1796Battle of SchliengenSchliengen, Germany45 km SWAustrian victory
1797Battle of DiersheimDiersheim, Germany102 km NFrench victory
1799First Battle of MarengoQ748210, Italy423 km SAllied victory
12 May 1799Battle of BassignanaBassignana, Italy14 km NFrench victory
20 June 1799Second Battle of MarengoQ748210, Italy14 km SFrench victory
15 August 1799Battle of NoviNovi Ligure, Italy16 km SECoalition victory
May 1800Battle of MöerskirchGermany324 km NFrench victory
3 May 1800Battle of StockachStockach, Germany35 km WFrench victory; Engen: Draw; Stockach: French victory
3 May 1800Battle of EngenEngen, Germany45 km NWFrench victory; Engen: Draw; Stockach: French victory
5 May 1800Battle of MesskirchMeßkirch, Germany30 km NEFrench victory
19 June 1800Battle of HöchstädtHöchstädt an der Donau, Germany126 km NEFrench victory
3 December 1800Battle of HohenlindenMunich, Germany118 km SEFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany343 km NFrench 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, François Gérard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.