Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of François Xavier de Schwarz

Battles of François Xavier de Schwarz

French general (1762–1826)

François Xavier de Schwarz is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1808 and 1810: 4 battles, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 288 km apart end to end, 96 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (4).

Battles of El BruchBattle of GeronaBattle of ManresaBattle of La BisbalBattles of El BruchBattle of GeronaBattle of ManresaBattle of La BisbalBarcelonaAndorraTarragonaPerpignanTarbes200 km41.782N, 2.409E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1808: 2 engagements2 in 18081810: 2 engagements2 in 181018081810
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of El Bruch, 1808Battle of Gerona, 1808Battle of Manresa, 1810Battle of La Bisbal, 181018081810
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 June 1808Battles of El BruchEl Bruc, SpainSpanish victory
20 June 1808Battle of GeronaGirona, Spain98 km NESpanish victory
21 March 1810Battle of ManresaManresa, Spain87 km WSpanish victory
14 September 1810Battle of La BisbalLa Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain103 km EAnglo-Spanish 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, Revel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.