Atlas of Battles

commander, 39 engagements

Battles of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Battles of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

German general (1869–1955)

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria is recorded as a commander at 39 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 38 battles and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in France (23), Belgium (16). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,851 km apart end to end, 49 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (34), World War I (5).

Battle of ArrasBattle of SarrebourgBattle of Mörchingen and DieuzeBattle of the Trouée de CharmesBattle of Grand CouronnéBattle of FlireyBattle of AlbertFirst Battle of PicardyBattle of La BasséeBattle of MessinesFirst Battle of ArtoisBattle of GivenchyBattle of Neuve ChapelleBattle of Aubers RidgeBattle of FestubertBattle of HébuterneAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtBattle of Mont SorrelBattle of GuillemontCapture of MartinpuichBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of the AncreOperations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917Capture of WesthoekAction of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeFirst Battle of PasschendaeleNight action of 1/2 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxBattle of CourtraiBattle of the Lys and the EscautBattle of LorraineFirst Battle of YpresBattle of LoosBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBattle of LorraineFirst Battle of YpresBattle of LoosBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenStrasbourgLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnMetz100 km49.868N, 4.608E
39 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 14 engagements14 in 19141915: 6 engagements1916: 5 engagements1917: 11 engagements1918: 3 engagements19141918
39 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Arras, 1914Battle of Lorraine, 1914Battle of Sarrebourg, 1914Battle of Mörchingen and Dieuze, 1914Battle of the Trouée de Charmes, 1914Battle of Grand Couronné, 1914Battle of Flirey, 1914Battle of Albert, 1914First Battle of Picardy, 1914Battle of La Bassée, 1914Battle of Messines, 1914First Battle of Ypres, 1914First Battle of Artois, 1914Battle of Givenchy, 1914Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 1915Battle of Aubers Ridge, 1915Battle of Festubert, 1915Battle of Hébuterne, 1915Battle of Loos, 1915Action of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1915Battle of Mont Sorrel, 1916Battle of Guillemont, 1916Capture of Martinpuich, 1916Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916Battle of the Ancre, 1916Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917, 1917Battle of Messines, 1917Third Battle of Ypres, 1917Capture of Westhoek, 1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917, 1917Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, 1917Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917Battle of Broodseinde, 1917First Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917, 1917Attack on the Polderhoek Spur, 1917Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918Battle of Courtrai, 1918Battle of the Lys and the Escaut, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Battle of ArrasArras, FranceIndecisive
14 August 1914Battle of LorraineLorraine, France329 km SEGerman victory
18 August 1914Battle of SarrebourgSarrebourg, France26 km EGerman victory
19 August 1914Battle of Mörchingen and DieuzeMorhange, France36 km NWGerman victory
26 August 1914Battle of the Trouée de CharmesCharmes, France64 km SWFrench victory
4 September 1914Battle of Grand CouronnéMeurthe-et-Moselle, France41 km NFrench victory
19 September 1914Battle of FlireyFlirey, France39 km WGerman victory
25 September 1914Battle of AlbertSomme, France261 km NWInconclusive
26 September 1914First Battle of PicardyPicardy, France58 km SInconclusive
10 October 1914Battle of La BasséeLa Bassée, France115 km NInconclusive
12 October 1914Battle of MessinesBikschote, Belgium26 km NInconclusive
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpres, Belgium10 km NIndecisive
17 December 1914First Battle of ArtoisArtois, France48 km SWIndecisive
22 December 1914Battle of GivenchyNeuve-Chapelle, France19 km EInconclusive
10 March 1915Battle of Neuve ChapelleNeuve-Chapelle, France6 km NSee Analysis section
9 May 1915Battle of Aubers RidgeArmentières, France3 km NEGerman victory
27 May 1915Battle of FestubertFestubert, France8 km SWGerman victory
13 June 1915Battle of HébuterneFrance47 km SIndecisive
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-Gohelle, France39 km NGerman victory
13 October 1915Action of the Hohenzollern RedoubtHohenzollern Redoubt, France5 km NGerman victory
13 June 1916Battle of Mont SorrelYpres Salient, Belgium38 km NInconclusive
3 September 1916Battle of GuillemontGuillemont, France91 km SBritish victory
15 September 1916Capture of MartinpuichPicardy, France19 km NWBritish victory
1 October 1916Battle of the Ancre HeightsAncre, France29 km SWBritish victory
13 November 1916Battle of the AncreAncre, France24 km NEBritish victory
1917Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917West Flanders, Belgium106 km NGerman victory
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest Flanders, Belgium26 km SBritish victory
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres Salient, Belgium17 km NESee Analysis section
10 August 1917Capture of WesthoekWest Flanders, Belgium7 km SWGerman victory
1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917West Flanders, Belgium18 km NBritish victory
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgium11 km SBritish victory
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium6 km SBritish victory
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebeke, Belgium7 km WBritish victory
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium10 km NEGerman victory
2 December 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917Belgium0 km NEGerman victory
3 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurBelgium8 km SGerman victory
25 April 1918Second Battle of Villers-BretonneuxVillers-Bretonneux, France112 km SAllied victory
14 October 1918Battle of CourtraiYpres, Belgium120 km NEAllied victory
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast Flanders, Belgium23 km EAllied 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, Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.