Atlas of Battles

war, 60 engagements

Battles of the Napoleonic Wars

The atlas places 60 engagements of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815): 28 battles, 6 sieges and 26 naval actions across 19 present-day countries, most in France (18), Germany (6), Belgium (5). The most widely documented: Battle of Waterloo, Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, Battle of Marengo, Battle of Eylau, Battle of Ulm.

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Battle of PlatzbergBattle of LodiBattle of SpingesBattle of MarengoBattle of West KayFrench capture of GoréeBattle of Pulo AuraBattle of VizagapatamRaid on BoulogneAction of 5 October 1804Action of 10 August 1805Battle of Diamond RockBattle of MemmingenBattle of UlmBattle of Cape OrtegalBattle of MariazellAction of 26 July 1806Battle of BlaauwbergBattle of San DomingoAction of 13 March 1806Action of 21 April 1806Action of 9 July 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of GolyminSiege of Stralsund, 1807Battle of EylauCapture of the Jeune RichardAction of 10 November 1808Battle of KockAction of 22 January 1809Action of 10 February 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneBattle of RatisbonBattle of the Basque RoadsAction of 31 May 1809Action of 13 September 1810Action of 15 November 1810Battle of LissaAction of 24 March 1811Battle of PiranoAction of 7 February 1813Action of 5 November 1813Battle of PeterswaldeSiege of CattaroSiege of ZaraSiege of AntwerpSiege of RagusaBattle of JobourgSiege of AjaccioBattle of MontélimarBattle of LoriolBattle of LignyBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of WaterlooBattle of WavreBattle of RocheserviereBattle of La SuffelBattle of the HospitalBattle of RocquencourtBattle of Issy5000 km11.775N, 19.738E
60 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
13 July 1794Battle of PlatzbergGermanyFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, ItalyFrench victory
2 April 1797Battle of SpingesSpinges, Italy
14 June 1800Battle of MarengoQ748210, ItalyFrench victory
3 March 1801Battle of West KaySaint Thomas, United StatesDanish victory
18 January 1804French capture of GoréeGorée, Senegal
15 February 1804Battle of Pulo AuraBritish victory
15 September 1804Battle of VizagapatamIndiaSee Aftermath
2 October 1804Raid on BoulogneBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceSee Aftermath
5 October 1804Action of 5 October 1804PortugalBritish victory
1805Action of 10 August 1805SpainBritish victory
31 May 1805Battle of Diamond RockDiamond Rock, FranceFranco-Spanish victory
14 October 1805Battle of MemmingenGermanyFrench victory
20 October 1805Battle of UlmUlm, GermanyFrench victory
4 November 1805Battle of Cape OrtegalOrtegal, SpainBritish victory
8 November 1805Battle of MariazellMariazell, AustriaFrench victory
1806Action of 26 July 1806IndonesiaBritish victory
8 January 1806Battle of BlaauwbergBloubergstrand, South AfricaBritish victory
6 February 1806Battle of San DomingoDominican RepublicBritish victory
13 March 1806Action of 13 March 1806Cape VerdeBritish victory
21 April 1806Action of 21 April 1806KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaInconclusive
9 July 1806Action of 9 July 1806Little Basses Reef Lighthouse, Sri LankaBritish victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, GermanyFrench victory
26 December 1806Battle of GolyminGołymin-Ośrodek, PolandFrench victory
30 January 1807Siege of Stralsund, 1807Stralsund, GermanyFrench victory
7 February 1807Battle of EylauKaliningrad, PolandImperial French Victory
1 October 1807Capture of the Jeune RichardAtlantic OceanBritish victory
10 November 1808Action of 10 November 1808Bay of Biscay, FranceBritish victory
1809Battle of KockKock, PolandPolish victory
22 January 1809Action of 22 January 1809Pointe-Noire, FranceBritish victory
8 February 1809Action of 10 February 1809Leeward IslandsBritish victory
23 February 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-d'Olonne, FranceBritish victory
23 April 1809Battle of RatisbonRegensburg, Germany
24 April 1809Battle of the Basque RoadsÎle-d'Aix, FranceBritish victory
31 May 1809Action of 31 May 1809Bay of BengalFrench victory
1810Action of 13 September 1810French victory
12 November 1810Action of 15 November 1810Baie de la Seine, FranceBritish victory
13 March 1811Battle of LissaAdriatic Sea, CroatiaBritish victory
24 March 1811Action of 24 March 1811new Gatteville Lighthouse, FranceBritish victory
22 February 1812Battle of PiranoAdriatic Sea, CroatiaBritish victory
1813Action of 7 February 1813Îles de Los, FranceInconclusive
1813Action of 5 November 1813Mediterranean Sea, FranceInconclusive
17 September 1813Battle of PeterswaldePetrovice, Czechia
14 October 1813Siege of CattaroKotor, MontenegroAnglo-Montenegrin victory
22 November 1813Siege of ZaraZadar, CroatiaAnglo-Austrian victory
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerp, BelgiumInconclusive
19 January 1814Siege of RagusaDubrovnik, CroatiaAnglo-Austrian victory
26 March 1814Battle of JobourgBritish victory
3 March 1815Siege of AjaccioAjaccio, France
30 March 1815Battle of MontélimarMontélimar, France
2 April 1815Battle of LoriolLoriol-sur-Drôme, France
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLigny, BelgiumFrench victory
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre Bras, BelgiumInconclusive
18 June 1815Battle of WaterlooWaterloo Battlefield, BelgiumCoalition victory
18 June 1815Battle of WavreWavre, BelgiumFrench victory
19 June 1815Battle of RocheserviereRocheservière, FranceBonapartist victory
28 June 1815Battle of La SuffelSouffelweyersheim, FranceFrench victory
28 June 1815Battle of the HospitalL'Hôpital-sous-Conflans, France
1 July 1815Battle of RocquencourtRocquencourt, FranceFrench victory
3 July 1815Battle of IssyIssy-les-Moulineaux, FrancePrussian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Napoleonic Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.