Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of John Monash

Battles of John Monash

Australian general (1865–1931)

John Monash is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas in 1918: 6 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 86 km apart end to end, 17 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (3), Western Front (2).

Third Battle of MorlancourtBattle of St. Quentin CanalFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxFirst Battle of MorlancourtSecond Battle of MorlancourtBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle of St. Quentin CanalFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxFirst Battle of MorlancourtBrusselsLe HavreLilleAntwerpenRouenBrightonCharleroiReimsBruggeCalais100 km49.921N, 2.876E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1918: 6 engagements6 in 191819181918
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of St. Quentin Canal, 1918First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918First Battle of Morlancourt, 1918Second Battle of Morlancourt, 1918Third Battle of Morlancourt, 1918Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, 191819181918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1918Battle of St. Quentin CanalLens, FranceAllied victory
30 March 1918First Battle of Villers-BretonneuxVillers-Bretonneux, France52 km WBritish Empire victory
30 March 1918First Battle of MorlancourtMorlancourt, France12 km NEAllied victory
14 May 1918Second Battle of MorlancourtMorlancourt, France0 km NAllied victory
10 June 1918Third Battle of MorlancourtMorlancourt, France0 km NAllied victory
31 August 1918Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinMont Saint-Quentin, France22 km EAustralian Corps 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.