Atlas of Battles

commander, 49 engagements

Battles of André Masséna

Battles of André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

André Masséna is recorded as a commander at 49 placed engagements in the atlas between 1792 and 1811: 38 battles, 7 sieges and 4 campaigns across 8 present-day countries, most in Italy (27), Switzerland (6), Austria (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,856 km apart end to end, 226 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Revolutionary Wars (13), War of the Second Coalition (8), War of the First Coalition (7).

Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary WarsSecond Battle of SaorgioFirst Battle of DegoBattle of LoanoBattle of MontenotteSecond Battle of DegoBattle of MondovìMontenotte CampaignBattle of BorghettoBattle of LonatoBattle of CastiglioneBattle of PeschieraBattle of RoveretoBattle of BassanoSecond Battle of BassanoBattle of CaldieroBattle of La FavoriteSiege of MantuaBattle of TarvisBattle of FeldkirchBattle of FrauenfeldFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of SchwyzSwiss Campaign of SuvorovSecond Battle of ZurichBattle of MuottentalSecond Italian CampaignSiege of GenoaBattle of VeronaBattle of ForanoInvasion of NaplesSiege of GaetaSiege of AmanteaBattle of HollabrunnBattle of LandshutBattle of EbelsbergBattle of ZnaimSiege of AstorgaSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of AlmeidaBattle of BussacoCombat of the Alva RiverBattle of SabugalBattle of Fuentes de OñoroBattle of LodiBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of WagramBattle of LodiBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliBattle of Aspern-EsslingMadridGenevaBarcelonaFrankfurtLisbonNaplesPragueZürichLyonSeville500 km43.850N, 4.226E
49 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1792: 1 engagements1794: 2 engagements1795: 1 engagements1796: 14 engagements14 in 17961797: 4 engagements1799: 7 engagements1800: 2 engagements1805: 2 engagements1806: 3 engagements1809: 6 engagements1810: 4 engagements1811: 3 engagements17921811
49 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars, 1792Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794First Battle of Dego, 1794Battle of Loano, 1795Battle of Montenotte, 1796Second Battle of Dego, 1796Battle of Mondovì, 1796Montenotte Campaign, 1796Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Borghetto, 1796Battle of Lonato, 1796Battle of Castiglione, 1796Battle of Peschiera, 1796Battle of Rovereto, 1796Battle of Bassano, 1796Second Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of Caldiero, 1796Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Battle of La Favorite, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797Battle of Tarvis, 1797Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Swiss Campaign of Suvorov, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Second Italian Campaign, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Invasion of Naples, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1806Siege of Amantea, 1806Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Siege of Astorga, 1810Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1810Siege of Almeida, 1810Battle of Bussaco, 1810Combat of the Alva River, 1811Battle of Sabugal, 1811Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, 181117921811
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 9

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1792Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary WarsCentral Italy, ItalyFrench victory; Treaty of Campo Formio (1797); Treaty of...
24 April 1794Second Battle of SaorgioSaorge, France498 km NWFrench victory
21 September 1794First Battle of DegoDego, Italy80 km NEFrench victory
22 November 1795Battle of LoanoLoano, Italy37 km SFrench victory
12 April 1796Battle of MontenotteCairo Montenotte, Italy32 km NFrench victory
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDego, Italy7 km NEFrench victory
21 April 1796Battle of MondovìMondovì, Italy40 km WFrench victory; Armistice of Cherasco
1796Montenotte CampaignLiguria, Italy76 km EFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, Italy113 km NEFrench victory
30 May 1796Battle of BorghettoValeggio sul Mincio, Italy96 km EFrench victory
3 August 1796Battle of LonatoLonato del Garda, Italy23 km NWFrench victory
5 August 1796Battle of CastiglioneSolferino, Italy9 km SFrench victory
6 August 1796Battle of PeschieraPeschiera del Garda, Italy17 km EFrench victory
4 September 1796Battle of RoveretoRovereto, Italy58 km NEFrench victory
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy55 km EFrench victory
1796Second Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy0 km WAustrian victory
12 November 1796Battle of CaldieroCaldiero, Italy57 km SWAustrian victory
15 November 1796Battle of the Bridge of ArcoleArcole, Italy9 km SEFrench victory
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli Veronese, Italy43 km NWFrench victory
16 January 1797Battle of La FavoriteLa favorite, Italy42 km SFrench victory
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantua, Italy3 km SFrench victory
21 March 1797Battle of TarvisTarvisio, Italy261 km NEFrench victory
23 March 1799Battle of FeldkirchFeldkirch, Austria313 km WFrench victory (1st); Austrian victory (2nd)
1799Battle of FrauenfeldFrauenfeld, Switzerland64 km NWFrench victory
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland33 km SWAustrian victory; (see #Aftermath)
14 August 1799Battle of SchwyzSchwyz, Switzerland40 km SFrench victory
1799Swiss Campaign of SuvorovAlps, Switzerland49 km SVictory of the French First Republic; Suvorov escaped the...
25 September 1799Second Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland88 km NFrench victory
30 September 1799Battle of MuottentalSpain1,609 km SWRussian victory
1800Second Italian CampaignSwitzerland1,552 km NEFrench victory
20 April 1800Siege of GenoaGenoa, Italy271 km SAnglo-Austrian victory
18 October 1805Battle of VeronaVerona, Italy198 km NEFrench victory
2 November 1805Battle of ForanoForano, Italy16 km EFrench victory
1806Invasion of NaplesKingdom of Naples, Italy568 km SEFrench victory
26 February 1806Siege of GaetaGaeta, Italy71 km NWFrench victory
December 1806Siege of AmanteaAmantea, Italy314 km SEFrench victory; Calabrian insurrection suppressed
1809Battle of HollabrunnHollabrunn, Austria1,049 km NAustrian victory
21 April 1809Battle of LandshutLandshut, Germany291 km WFrench victory
3 May 1809Battle of EbelsbergLinz, Austria160 km EFrench victory
21 May 1809Battle of Aspern-EsslingLobau, Austria164 km EAustrian victory
5 July 1809Battle of WagramDeutsch-Wagram, Austria10 km NEFrench victory; Continuation of the Fifth Coalition until...
10 July 1809Battle of ZnaimZnojmo, Czech Republic73 km NWInconclusive
21 March 1810Siege of AstorgaAstorga, Spain1,851 km WFrench victory
26 April 1810Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, Spain210 km SFrench victory
25 July 1810Siege of AlmeidaAlmeida, Portugal34 km NWFrench victory
27 September 1810Battle of BussacoSerra do Bussaco, Portugal128 km WAnglo-Portuguese victory
1811Combat of the Alva RiverArganil, Portugal28 km SEAnglo-Portuguese victory
1811Battle of SabugalSabugal, Portugal83 km EAnglo-Portuguese victory
3 May 1811Battle of Fuentes de OñoroFuentes de Oñoro, Spain34 km NEAnglo-Portuguese 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, After Antoine-Jean Gros, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.