Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan

Battles of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan

British politician (1788-1855)

FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1854: 3 battles and 1 naval action, all in present-day Russia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 59 km apart end to end, 20 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crimean War (4).

Siege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaBattle of BalaclavaBattle of InkermanSiege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaBattle of BalaclavaBattle of InkermanSimferopolKerchYevpatoriyaDzhankoy200 km44.701N, 33.593E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1854: 4 engagements4 in 185418541854
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 185418541854
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1854Siege of SevastopolSevastopol, RussiaAllied victory
20 September 1854Battle of AlmaAlma, Russia27 km NEAllied victory
25 October 1854Battle of BalaclavaBalaklava, Russia30 km SIndecisive
5 November 1854Battle of InkermanInkerman, Russia2 km NEAnglo-French 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.