Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Charles de Gaulle

Battles of Charles de Gaulle

French general and statesman (1890–1970)

Charles de Gaulle is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1944: 4 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in France (2), Senegal (1), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 13,670 km apart end to end, 4,557 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (4).

Battle of MontcornetBattle of DakarCapture of Saint Pierre and MiquelonLiberation of ParisBattle of MontcornetBattle of DakarCapture of Saint Pierre and MiquelonLiberation of ParisMadridBerlinCasablancaViennaGenevaAmsterdam2000 km32.188N, 26.080W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 2 engagements2 in 19401941: 1 engagements1944: 1 engagements19401944
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Montcornet, 1940Battle of Dakar, 1940Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 1941Liberation of Paris, 194419401944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 May 1940Battle of MontcornetMontcornet, FranceFrench victory
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakar, Senegal4,351 km SWVichy French victory
1941Capture of Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,056 km NWFree French victory; Saint Pierre and Miquelon captured
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParis, France4,262 km NEFree French and allied 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, The National Archives UK, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.