Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Nikolai Ruzsky

Battles of Nikolai Ruzsky

Russian general (1854-1918)

Nikolai Ruzsky is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1915: 8 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Poland (4), Ukraine (2), Austria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,826 km apart end to end, 404 km between engagements on average. Most belong to WWI Eastern Front (6), World War I (2).

Battle of Bzurą 1914Carpathian FrontBattles of PrzasnyszBattle of ŁódźBattle of RawaBattle of Gnila LipaBattle of the Vistula RiverSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of ŁódźBattle of RawaBattle of Gnila LipaBattle of the Vistula RiverSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBerlinPragueMinskLvivKrakówGdańskDresden500 km51.104N, 20.190E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 6 engagements6 in 19141915: 2 engagements19141915
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Łódź, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of the Vistula River, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 191519141915
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Battle of ŁódźŁódź, PolandSee #Aftermath; German plan of encirclement and destruction...
1914Battle of RawaRava-Ruska, Ukraine337 km SERussian victory
1914Battle of Bzurą 1914Kutno, Poland369 km NWRussian victory
1914Battle of Gnila LipaAustria496 km SWRussian victory
1914Battle of the Vistula RiverWarsaw, Poland556 km NERussian victory
1914Carpathian FrontUkraine340 km SERussian victoryRussia was able to protect the troops...
7 February 1915Second Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake District, Russia484 km NGerman victory
18 February 1915Battles of PrzasnyszPrzasnysz, Poland245 km SWRussian victory; German plans to encircle Russians in...

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.