Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Frederick III, German Emperor

Battles of Frederick III, German Emperor

as King of Prussia German Emperor (1831–1888)

Frederick III, German Emperor is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1866 and 1870: 5 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in France (4), Czech Republic (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 872 km apart end to end, 174 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Franco-Prussian War (4), Austro-Prussian War (2).

Siege of PhalsbourgBattle of BurkersdorfBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of WissembourgBattle of WörthBattle of SedanBattle of BurkersdorfBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of WissembourgBattle of WörthBattle of SedanBerlinViennaAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsMunichZürichThe HagueDresdenBern200 km49.642N, 10.434E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1866: 2 engagements1870: 4 engagements4 in 187018661870
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Burkersdorf, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 1866Battle of Wissembourg, 1870Battle of Wörth, 1870Siege of Phalsbourg, 1870Battle of Sedan, 187018661870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 June 1866Battle of BurkersdorfCzech RepublicPrussian victory
3 July 1866Battle of KöniggrätzSadová, Czech Republic35 km SPrussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866)
4 August 1870Battle of WissembourgWissembourg, France583 km WGerman victory
6 August 1870Battle of WörthWœrth, France18 km SWGerman victory
10 August 1870Siege of PhalsbourgPhalsbourg, France40 km SWGerman Victory
1 September 1870Battle of Sedanarrondissement of Sedan, France197 km NWGerman victory; Capture of Napoleon III; Fall of the Second...

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, Reichard & Lindener, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.