Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Battles of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Prussian general (1796–1877), 1797 to 1877

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1866 and 1870: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Czech Republic (3), France (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 778 km apart end to end, 156 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Austro-Prussian War (3), Franco-Prussian War (3).

Battle of SchweinschädelBattle of NachodBattle of SkalitzBattle of SpicherenBattle of Borny-ColombeyBattle of GravelotteBattle of NachodBattle of SkalitzBattle of Borny-ColombeyViennaFrankfurtMunichPragueZürichDresdenStuttgartCologneNürnbergStrasbourg200 km49.768N, 11.106E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1866: 3 engagements3 in 18661870: 3 engagements3 in 187018661870
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Nachod, 1866Battle of Skalitz, 1866Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866Battle of Spicheren, 1870Battle of Borny-Colombey, 1870Battle of Gravelotte, 187018661870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 June 1866Battle of NachodNáchod, Czech RepublicPrussian victory
28 June 1866Battle of SkalitzČeská Skalice, Czech Republic9 km WPrussian victory
29 June 1866Battle of SchweinschädelSvinišťany, Czech Republic6 km WPrussian Victory
6 August 1870Battle of SpicherenSpicheren, France729 km WGerman victory
14 August 1870Battle of Borny-ColombeyMetz, France18 km EFrench victory
18 August 1870Battle of GravelotteGravelotte, France16 km WPrussian strategic 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.