Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of William I of the Netherlands

Battles of William I of the Netherlands

King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815-1840 (1772-1843)

William I of the Netherlands is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1793 and 1806: 6 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Belgium (4), France (2), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 737 km apart end to end, 105 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the First Coalition (5), French Revolutionary Wars (2), War of the Fourth Coalition (1).

Battle of GosseliesBattle of LambusartSiege of NijmegenBattle of MeninBattle of WattigniesSiege of LandreciesBattle of FleurusCapitulation of ErfurtBattle of MeninBattle of WattigniesSiege of LandreciesBattle of FleurusCapitulation of ErfurtAmsterdamFrankfurtThe HagueLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenNürnbergLuxembourgMannheim200 km50.980N, 7.075E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1793: 2 engagements1794: 5 engagements5 in 17941806: 1 engagements17931806
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Menin, 1793Battle of Wattignies, 1793Siege of Landrecies, 1794Battle of Gosselies, 1794Battle of Lambusart, 1794Battle of Fleurus, 1794Siege of Nijmegen, 1794Capitulation of Erfurt, 180617931806
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 September 1793Battle of MeninMenen, BelgiumFrench victory
16 October 1793Battle of WattigniesMaubeuge, France91 km SEFrench victory
17 April 1794Siege of LandreciesLandrecies, France24 km WAustro-Dutch victory
30 May 1794Battle of GosseliesGosselies, Belgium61 km NEAustro-Dutch victory
12 June 1794Battle of LambusartFleurus, Belgium10 km NEAustro-Dutch victory
26 June 1794Battle of FleurusFleurus, Belgium3 km NFrench victory
October 1794Siege of NijmegenNijmegen, Netherlands175 km NEFrench victory
16 October 1806Capitulation of ErfurtErfurt, Germany372 km EFrench 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, Joseph Paelinck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.