Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov

Battles of Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov

Russian general (1793–1861)

Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1831 and 1855: 5 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Russia (5), Poland (1), Bulgaria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,405 km apart end to end, 401 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crimean War (6), November Uprising (1).

Battle of OstrołękaBattle of the Great RedanSiege of SevastopolSiege of Silistra (1854)Battle of EupatoriaBattle of MalakoffBattle of the ChernayaSiege of SevastopolSiege of Silistra (1854)Battle of EupatoriaBattle of the ChernayaKyivViennaBucharestWarsawBudapestMinskBelgradeZagrebSarajevoChișinău500 km48.601N, 27.717E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1831: 1 engagements1854: 2 engagements1855: 4 engagements4 in 185518311855
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ostrołęka, 1831Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 185518311855
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
26 May 1831Battle of OstrołękaOstrołęka, PolandRussian victory
1854Siege of SevastopolSevastopol, Russia1,281 km SEAllied victory
1854Siege of Silistra (1854)Silistra, Bulgaria500 km WOttoman victory
17 February 1855Battle of EupatoriaYevpatoriya, Russia498 km EOttoman victory
18 June 1855Battle of MalakoffSevastopol, Russia67 km SFrench victory; 1st assault repulsed; 2nd assault successful
16 August 1855Battle of the ChernayaChorna River, Russia28 km SEAllied victory
8 September 1855Battle of the Great RedanSevastopol, Russia31 km NWRussian 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, Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.