Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Frederick Francis II

Battles of Frederick Francis II

Prussian noble and general, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823–1883)

Frederick Francis II is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1870 and 1871: 4 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,190 km apart end to end, 198 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (6).

Siege of SoissonsBattle of BeaugencySiege of MetzSecond Battle of OrléansSiege of ToulBattle of Beaune-la-RolandeBattle of Le MansSiege of MetzSecond Battle of OrléansSiege of ToulBattle of Beaune-la-RolandeBattle of Le MansLe HavreLuxembourgRouenNancyToursReimsDijonAmiensVersaillesBourges200 km48.580N, 3.187E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1870: 6 engagements6 in 18701871: 1 engagements18701871
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Metz, 1870Second Battle of Orléans, 1870Siege of Toul, 1870Siege of Soissons, 1870Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, 1870Battle of Beaugency, 1870Battle of Le Mans, 187118701871
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1870Siege of MetzMetz, FranceGerman victory
1870Second Battle of OrléansOrléans, France342 km WGerman victory
16 August 1870Siege of ToulToul, France307 km EGerman victory
11 September 1870Siege of SoissonsSoissons, France203 km NWGerman victory
28 November 1870Battle of Beaune-la-RolandeBeaune-la-Rolande, France160 km SWPrussian victory
8 December 1870Battle of BeaugencyBeaugency, France68 km SWPrussian victory
10 January 1871Battle of Le MansLe Mans, France110 km WGerman 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.