Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Battles of Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Prussian field marshal (1759-1830)

Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1806 and 1814: 8 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Germany (4), France (3), Latvia (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,936 km apart end to end, 367 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (5), French invasion of Russia (2), War of the Fourth Coalition (1).

Battle of Waren-NossentinSiege of RigaBattle of MesotenBattle of ClayeBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of WartenburgBattle of MontmirailBattle of Château-ThierryBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of WartenburgBattle of MontmirailBerlinViennaAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsWarsawBudapestMunichPrague500 km52.922N, 13.403E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1806: 1 engagements1812: 2 engagements1813: 3 engagements3 in 18131814: 3 engagements3 in 181418061814
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Waren-Nossentin, 1806Siege of Riga, 1812Battle of Mesoten, 1812Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Wartenburg, 1813Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814Battle of Claye, 181418061814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1806Battle of Waren-NossentinGermanyPrussian victory
July 1812Siege of RigaRiga, Latvia817 km NEAnglo-Russian victory
1812Battle of MesotenLatvia56 km SPrussian victory
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany970 km SWFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
1813Battle of WartenburgWartenburg, Germany133 km NWPrussian victory
11 February 1814Battle of MontmirailMontmirail, France734 km SWFrench victory
12 February 1814Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France17 km NFrench victory
28 March 1814Battle of ClayeClaye-Souilly, France52 km WInconclusive

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, Ernst Gebauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.