Atlas of Battles

commander, 48 engagements

Battles of Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Battles of Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Prime Minister of France (1832–1834, 1834–1839, 1840–1847) and French Marshal (born 1769–1851)

Jean-de-Dieu Soult is recorded as a commander at 48 placed engagements in the atlas between 1799 and 1815: 40 battles, 4 sieges and 4 campaigns across 9 present-day countries, most in Spain (16), France (8), Germany (7). Taken in date order, the sites lie 17,211 km apart end to end, 366 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (26), War of the Second Coalition (6), Napoleonic Wars (4).

Battle of GlarusBattle of FrauenfeldFirst Battle of ZurichSwiss Campaign of SuvorovBattle of Linth RiverBattle of MuottentalSecond Italian CampaignBattle of SasselloSiege of GenoaUlm CampaignBattle of DonauwörthBattle of MemmingenBattle of LübeckBattle of AllensteinBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenBattle of BurgosBattle of MansillaBattle of PalaveaBattle of CorunnaSecond French invasion of PortugalBattle of Valle de MonterreyBattle of BragaBattle of GrijóSecond Battle of PortoBattle of ArzobispoBattle of OcañaSiege of CádizSiege of OlivençaFirst siege of BadajozBattle of the GeboraBattle of AlbueraBattle of ZujarBattle of BautzenBattle of SoraurenBattle of San MarcialBattle of the BidassoaCampaign in south-west FranceBattle of NivelleBattle of the NiveBattle of OrthezBattle of TarbesCombat of Croix d'OradeBattle of ToulouseBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of EylauBattle of LützenBattle of LignyBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of EylauBattle of LützenBattle of LignyMadridBerlinAthensViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanLisbon1000 km45.762N, 5.895E
48 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1799: 6 engagements1800: 3 engagements1805: 4 engagements1806: 2 engagements1807: 3 engagements1808: 2 engagements1809: 9 engagements9 in 18091810: 1 engagements1811: 5 engagements1813: 8 engagements1814: 4 engagements1815: 1 engagements17991815
48 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Glarus, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Swiss Campaign of Suvorov, 1799Battle of Linth River, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Second Italian Campaign, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Donauwörth, 1805Battle of Memmingen, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Battle of Lübeck, 1806Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Eylau, 1807Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen, 1807Battle of Burgos, 1808Battle of Mansilla, 1808Battle of Palavea, 1809Battle of Corunna, 1809Second French invasion of Portugal, 1809Battle of Valle de Monterrey, 1809Battle of Braga, 1809Battle of Grijó, 1809Second Battle of Porto, 1809Battle of Arzobispo, 1809Battle of Ocaña, 1809Siege of Cádiz, 1810Siege of Olivença, 1811First siege of Badajoz, 1811Battle of the Gebora, 1811Battle of Albuera, 1811Battle of Zujar, 1811Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Sorauren, 1813Battle of San Marcial, 1813Battle of the Bidassoa, 1813Campaign in south-west France, 1813Battle of Nivelle, 1813Battle of the Nive, 1813Battle of Orthez, 1814Battle of Tarbes, 1814Combat of Croix d'Orade, 1814Battle of Toulouse, 1814Battle of Ligny, 181517991815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 8

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1799Battle of GlarusNäfels, SwitzerlandSee Result
1799Battle of FrauenfeldFrauenfeld, Switzerland52 km NFrench victory
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurich, Switzerland33 km SWAustrian victory; (see #Aftermath)
1799Swiss Campaign of SuvorovAlps, Switzerland88 km SVictory of the French First Republic; Suvorov escaped the...
26 September 1799Battle of Linth RiverBilten, Switzerland71 km NEFrench victory
30 September 1799Battle of MuottentalSpain1,623 km SWRussian victory
1800Second Italian CampaignSwitzerland1,552 km NEFrench victory
1800Battle of SasselloGenoa, Italy271 km SAustrian victory
20 April 1800Siege of GenoaGenoa, Italy1 km NWAnglo-Austrian victory
1805Ulm CampaignCentral Europe, Germany737 km NFrench victory
7 October 1805Battle of DonauwörthGermany262 km SFrench victory
14 October 1805Battle of MemmingenGermany91 km SWFrench victory
2 December 1805Battle of AusterlitzSlavkov u Brna, Czech Republic501 km EFrench victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, Germany422 km NWFrench victory
7 November 1806Battle of LübeckLübeck, Germany330 km NFrench victory
3 February 1807Battle of AllensteinOlsztyn, Poland636 km EFrench victory
7 February 1807Battle of EylauKaliningrad, Poland62 km NImperial French Victory
7 June 1807Battle of Guttstadt-DeppenDobre Miasto, Poland49 km SSee aftermath
10 November 1808Battle of BurgosGamonal, Spain2,186 km SWFrench victory
1808Battle of MansillaMansilla de las Mulas, Spain144 km WFrench victory
1809Battle of PalaveaPalavea, Spain259 km WFrench victory
16 January 1809Battle of CorunnaA Coruña, Spain2 km WSee Analysis
1809Second French invasion of PortugalKingdom of Portugal, Portugal519 km SAnglo-Portuguese victory
6 March 1809Battle of Valle de MonterreyMonterrei, Spain390 km NFrench victory
20 March 1809Battle of BragaBraga, Portugal92 km SWFrench victory
10 May 1809Battle of GrijóFreguesia de Grijó, Portugal58 km SAnglo-Portuguese victory
12 May 1809Second Battle of PortoPorto, Portugal13 km NAnglo-Portuguese victory
8 August 1809Battle of ArzobispoEl Puente del Arzobispo, Spain328 km SEFrench victory
19 November 1809Battle of OcañaOcaña, Spain143 km EFrench victory
5 February 1810Siege of CádizCádiz, Spain452 km SWCoalition victory
11 January 1811Siege of OlivençaOlivenza, Spain250 km NFrench victory
26 January 1811First siege of BadajozBadajoz, Spain24 km NEFrench victory
19 February 1811Battle of the GeboraGévora, Spain2 km NFrench victory
16 May 1811Battle of AlbueraLa Albuera, Spain25 km SEInconclusive
1811Battle of ZujarZújar, Spain371 km EFrench victory
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany1,926 km NEFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
28 July 1813Battle of SoraurenSorauren, Spain1,521 km SWAllied victory
31 August 1813Battle of San MarcialIrun, Spain52 km NSpanish victory
7 October 1813Battle of the BidassoaHendaye, France5 km SECoalition victory
1813Campaign in south-west FranceSouthwestern France, France226 km ECoalition victory
10 November 1813Battle of NivelleNivelle, France213 km WCoalition victory
1813Battle of the NiveBayonne, France19 km NCoalition victory
27 February 1814Battle of OrthezOrthez, France57 km ECoalition victory
1814Battle of TarbesTarbes, France75 km SECoalition victory
1814Combat of Croix d'OradeToulouse, France118 km EBritish victory
10 April 1814Battle of ToulouseToulouse, France0 km ESee Commentary
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLigny, Belgium804 km NFrench 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, Louis-Henri de Rudder / After Jean Broc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.