Atlas of Battles

commander, 69 engagements

Battles of Napoleon

Battles of Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821), 1769 to 1821

Napoleon is recorded as a commander at 69 placed engagements in the atlas between 1793 and 1815: 63 battles and 6 sieges across 12 present-day countries, most in Italy (23), France (13), Germany (9). Taken in date order, the sites lie 19,382 km apart end to end, 285 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (15), French Revolutionary Wars (11), War of the First Coalition (8).

Siege of ToulonSecond Battle of SaorgioFirst Battle of DegoBattle of MontenotteBattle of MillesimoSecond Battle of DegoBattle of CevaBattle of MondovìBattle of FombioBattle of LodiBattle of BorghettoBattle of LonatoBattle of CastiglioneBattle of RoveretoBattle of BassanoBattle of CaldieroBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliBattle of La FavoriteSiege of MantuaBattle of ValvasoneBattle of TarvisCapture of AlexandriaBattle of Shubra KhitSiege of AcreSiege of El ArishSiege of JaffaBattle of Mount TaborFirst Battle of AbukirSiege of Fort BardCombat of TurbigoBattle of UlmBattle of CzarnowoBattle of AllensteinBattle of EylauBattle of HeilsbergBattle of SomosierraBattle of Teugen-HausenBattle of AbensbergBattle of LandshutBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of WagramBattle of ZnaimBattle of SmolenskBattle of VitebskBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of KrasnoiBattle of BerezinaBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenBattle of HanauBattle of BrienneBattle of La RothièreBattle of ChampaubertBattle of MontmirailBattle of Château-ThierryBattle of VauchampsBattle of MontereauBattle of CraonneBattle of ReimsBattle of Arcis-sur-AubeBattle of Saint-DizierBattle of LignyBattle of the PyramidsBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of FriedlandBattle of the PyramidsBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of FriedlandMadridBaghdadBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivGeneva2000 km43.025N, 19.138E
69 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1793: 1 engagements1794: 2 engagements1796: 14 engagements14 in 17961797: 5 engagements1798: 3 engagements1799: 5 engagements1800: 3 engagements1805: 2 engagements1806: 2 engagements1807: 4 engagements1808: 1 engagements1809: 6 engagements1812: 5 engagements1813: 4 engagements1814: 11 engagements1815: 1 engagements17931815
69 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Toulon, 1793Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794First Battle of Dego, 1794Battle of Montenotte, 1796Battle of Millesimo, 1796Second Battle of Dego, 1796Battle of Ceva, 1796Battle of Mondovì, 1796Battle of Fombio, 1796Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Borghetto, 1796Battle of Lonato, 1796Battle of Castiglione, 1796Battle of Rovereto, 1796Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of Caldiero, 1796Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Battle of La Favorite, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797Battle of Valvasone, 1797Battle of Tarvis, 1797Capture of Alexandria, 1798Battle of Shubra Khit, 1798Battle of the Pyramids, 1798Siege of Acre, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Siege of Jaffa, 1799Battle of Mount Tabor, 1799First Battle of Abukir, 1799Siege of Fort Bard, 1800Combat of Turbigo, 1800Battle of Marengo, 1800Battle of Ulm, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Battle of Czarnowo, 1806Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Eylau, 1807Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 1807Battle of Somosierra, 1808Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Battle of Smolensk, 1812Battle of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Maloyaroslavets, 1812Battle of Krasnoi, 1812Battle of Berezina, 1812Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Hanau, 1813Battle of Brienne, 1814Battle of La Rothière, 1814Battle of Champaubert, 1814Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814Battle of Vauchamps, 1814Battle of Montereau, 1814Battle of Craonne, 1814Battle of Reims, 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814Battle of Ligny, 181517931815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 11

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 August 1793Siege of ToulonToulon, FranceFrench Republican victory
24 April 1794Second Battle of SaorgioSaorge, France163 km NEFrench victory
21 September 1794First Battle of DegoDego, Italy80 km NEFrench victory
12 April 1796Battle of MontenotteCairo Montenotte, Italy7 km SWFrench victory
13 April 1796Battle of MillesimoMillesimo, Italy6 km SWFrench victory
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDego, Italy13 km NEFrench victory
16 April 1796Battle of CevaCeva, Italy24 km WFrench victory
21 April 1796Battle of MondovìMondovì, Italy17 km WFrench victory; Armistice of Cherasco
7 May 1796Battle of FombioFombio, Italy171 km NEFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, Italy24 km NWFrench victory
30 May 1796Battle of BorghettoValeggio sul Mincio, Italy96 km EFrench victory
3 August 1796Battle of LonatoLonato del Garda, Italy23 km NWFrench victory
5 August 1796Battle of CastiglioneSolferino, Italy9 km SFrench victory
4 September 1796Battle of RoveretoRovereto, Italy71 km NEFrench victory
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy55 km EFrench victory
12 November 1796Battle of CaldieroCaldiero, Italy57 km SWAustrian victory
15 November 1796Battle of the Bridge of ArcoleArcole, Italy9 km SEFrench victory
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli Veronese, Italy43 km NWFrench victory
16 January 1797Battle of La FavoriteLa favorite, Italy42 km SFrench victory
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantua, Italy3 km SFrench victory
16 March 1797Battle of ValvasoneTagliamento, Italy189 km NEFrench victory
21 March 1797Battle of TarvisTarvisio, Italy76 km NEFrench victory
2 July 1798Capture of AlexandriaAlexandria, Egypt2,204 km SEFrench victory
13 July 1798Battle of Shubra KhitShubra Khit, Egypt78 km EFrench victory
21 July 1798Battle of the PyramidsImbaba, Egypt115 km SEFrench victory
1799Siege of AcreAcre, Israel485 km NEAnglo-Ottoman victory
20 February 1799Siege of El ArishArish, Egypt233 km SWFrench victory
3 March 1799Siege of JaffaJaffa, Israel136 km NEFrench victory
16 April 1799Battle of Mount TaborMount Tabor, Israel82 km NEFrench victory
25 July 1799First Battle of AbukirAbu Qir, Egypt517 km WFrench victory
14 May 1800Siege of Fort BardFort Bard, Italy2,495 km NWFrench victory
31 May 1800Combat of TurbigoItaly77 km EFrench victory
14 June 1800Battle of MarengoQ748210, Italy72 km SFrench victory
20 October 1805Battle of UlmUlm, Germany402 km NFrench victory
2 December 1805Battle of AusterlitzSlavkov u Brna, Czech Republic504 km EFrench victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, Germany422 km NWFrench victory
23 December 1806Battle of CzarnowoCzarnowo, Poland653 km EFrench victory
3 February 1807Battle of AllensteinOlsztyn, Poland159 km NFrench victory
7 February 1807Battle of EylauKaliningrad, Poland62 km NImperial French Victory
10 June 1807Battle of HeilsbergLidzbark Warmiński, Poland32 km SInconclusive
14 June 1807Battle of FriedlandPravdinsk, Russia47 km NEFrench victory
30 November 1808Battle of SomosierraSomosierra, Spain2,339 km SWFranco-Polish victory
19 April 1809Battle of Teugen-HausenTeugn, Germany1,494 km NEFrench victory
20 April 1809Battle of AbensbergAbensberg, Germany13 km SWFrench victory
21 April 1809Battle of LandshutLandshut, Germany37 km SEFrench victory
21 May 1809Battle of Aspern-EsslingLobau, Austria323 km EAustrian victory
5 July 1809Battle of WagramDeutsch-Wagram, Austria10 km NEFrench victory; Continuation of the Fifth Coalition until...
10 July 1809Battle of ZnaimZnojmo, Czech Republic73 km NWInconclusive
1812Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Russia1,278 km NEFrench victory
26 July 1812Battle of VitebskVitebsk, Belarus128 km WFrench victory
24 October 1812Battle of MaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavets, Russia401 km ESee #Aftermath
15 November 1812Battle of KrasnoiKrasny, Russia326 km WRussian victory
26 November 1812Battle of BerezinaBerezina, Belarus201 km WInconclusive; (See Aftermath)
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany1,138 km WFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany51 km WFrench victory
31 October 1813Battle of HanauHanau, Germany354 km WFrench victory
29 January 1814Battle of BrienneBrienne-le-Château, France373 km SWSee Result
1 February 1814Battle of La RothièreLa Rothière, France6 km SECoalition victory
10 February 1814Battle of ChampaubertChampaubert, France83 km NWFrench victory
11 February 1814Battle of MontmirailMontmirail, France22 km WFrench victory
12 February 1814Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France17 km NFrench victory
14 February 1814Battle of VauchampsMontmirail, France24 km SEFrench victory
18 February 1814Battle of MontereauMontereau-Fault-Yonne, France73 km SWFrench victory
7 March 1814Battle of CraonneCraonne, France129 km NEFrench victory; (see the Result section)
13 March 1814Battle of ReimsReims, France30 km SECoalition victory – 12th; French victory – 13th
20 March 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-AubeArcis-sur-Aube, France81 km SCoalition victory
26 March 1814Battle of Saint-DizierSaint-Dizier, France60 km EFrench victory
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLigny, Belgium210 km NFrench 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, Jacques-Louis David, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.