Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen

Battles of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen

German-Bavarian general of the infantry (1815–1881)

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas in 1870: 6 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 624 km apart end to end, 125 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (6).

Battle of ArtenaySecond Battle of OrléansBattle of BeaumontBattle of BazeillesBattle of SedanBattle of CoulmiersSecond Battle of OrléansBattle of BeaumontBattle of BazeillesBattle of SedanBattle of CoulmiersRouenMetzNancyToursReimsDijonLe MansAmiensVersaillesTroyes100 km48.801N, 3.361E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1870: 6 engagements6 in 187018701870
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Orléans, 1870Battle of Beaumont, 1870Battle of Bazeilles, 1870Battle of Sedan, 1870Battle of Artenay, 1870Battle of Coulmiers, 187018701870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1870Second Battle of OrléansOrléans, FranceGerman victory
30 August 1870Battle of BeaumontBeaumont-en-Argonne, France294 km NEGerman victory
31 August 1870Battle of BazeillesBazeilles, France17 km NBavarian victory
1 September 1870Battle of Sedanarrondissement of Sedan, France3 km NWGerman victory; Capture of Napoleon III; Fall of the Second...
1870Battle of ArtenayArtenay, France287 km SWGerman victory
9 November 1870Battle of CoulmiersCoulmiers, France23 km SWFrench 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, Franz Hanfstaengl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.