Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia

Battles of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia

German general (1828–1885)

Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1871: 10 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in France (8), Czech Republic (2), Germany (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,802 km apart end to end, 255 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (8), Second Schleswig War (2), Austro-Prussian War (2).

Battle of MysundeBattle of MünchengrätzSecond Battle of OrléansSiege of BitcheBattle of NoissevilleBattle of Beaune-la-RolandeBattle of Le MansBattle of DybbølBattle of KöniggrätzSiege of MetzBattle of Mars-la-TourBattle of GravelotteBattle of DybbølBattle of KöniggrätzSiege of MetzBattle of Mars-la-TourBattle of GravelotteBerlinViennaAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsMunichZürichKøbenhavnThe Hague500 km51.405N, 8.013E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 2 engagements1866: 2 engagements1870: 7 engagements7 in 18701871: 1 engagements18641871
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mysunde, 1864Battle of Dybbøl, 1864Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 1866Siege of Metz, 1870Second Battle of Orléans, 1870Siege of Bitche, 1870Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 1870Battle of Gravelotte, 1870Battle of Noisseville, 1870Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, 1870Battle of Le Mans, 187118641871
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 February 1864Battle of MysundeMissunde, GermanyDanish victory
18 April 1864Battle of DybbølDybbøl Banke, Denmark43 km NPrussian victory
28 June 1866Battle of MünchengrätzMnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic601 km SEPrussian victory
3 July 1866Battle of KöniggrätzSadová, Czech Republic70 km SEPrussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866)
1870Siege of MetzMetz, France705 km WGerman victory
1870Second Battle of OrléansOrléans, France342 km WGerman victory
8 August 1870Siege of BitcheBitche, France426 km EGerman victory
16 August 1870Battle of Mars-la-TourMars-la-Tour, France113 km WPrussian victory
18 August 1870Battle of GravelotteGravelotte, France12 km EPrussian strategic victory
31 August 1870Battle of NoissevilleNoisseville, France18 km EPrussian victory
28 November 1870Battle of Beaune-la-RolandeBeaune-la-Rolande, France306 km WPrussian victory
10 January 1871Battle of Le MansLe Mans, France166 km WGerman 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, unbekannt anonym, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.