Atlas of Battles

commander, 26 engagements

Battles of Jean Lannes

Battles of Jean Lannes

Marshal of France (1769-1809)

Jean Lannes is recorded as a commander at 26 placed engagements in the atlas between 1796 and 1809: 22 battles, 2 sieges and 2 campaigns across 9 present-day countries, most in Italy (8), Germany (7), Austria (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 12,282 km apart end to end, 491 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Third Coalition (5), War of the Fourth Coalition (4), War of the Fifth Coalition (4).

Second Battle of DegoBattle of LodiBattle of BassanoBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliSiege of MantuaSecond Italian CampaignBattle of MontebelloUlm CampaignBattle of WertingenBattle of AmstettenBattle of SchöngrabernBattle of SaalfeldBattle of PułtuskBattle of HeilsbergBattle of TudelaSecond Siege of ZaragozaBattle of AbensbergBattle of LandshutBattle of EckmühlBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of FriedlandBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of FriedlandBattle of Aspern-EsslingMadridBerlinGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaMilanFrankfurtNaplesBucharestHamburg500 km47.883N, 10.096E
26 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1796: 4 engagements1797: 2 engagements1799: 1 engagements1800: 3 engagements1805: 5 engagements5 in 18051806: 3 engagements1807: 2 engagements1808: 2 engagements1809: 4 engagements17961809
26 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Dego, 1796Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797First Battle of Abukir, 1799Second Italian Campaign, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Marengo, 1800Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Battle of Saalfeld, 1806Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Battle of Pułtusk, 1806Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 1807Battle of Tudela, 1808Second Siege of Zaragoza, 1808Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 180917961809
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 9

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDego, ItalyFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, Italy135 km NEFrench victory
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy181 km EFrench victory
15 November 1796Battle of the Bridge of ArcoleArcole, Italy58 km SWFrench victory
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli Veronese, Italy43 km NWFrench victory
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantua, Italy45 km SFrench victory
25 July 1799First Battle of AbukirAbu Qir, Egypt2,270 km SEFrench victory
1800Second Italian CampaignSwitzerland2,537 km NWFrench victory
9 June 1800Battle of MontebelloMontebello della Battaglia, Italy211 km SFrench victory
14 June 1800Battle of MarengoSpinetta Marengo, Italy35 km WFrench victory
1805Ulm CampaignCentral Europe, Germany687 km NFrench victory
8 October 1805Battle of WertingenWertingen, Germany276 km SFrench victory
5 November 1805Battle of AmstettenAmstetten, Austria309 km EFrench victory
16 November 1805Battle of SchöngrabernHollabrunn, Austria106 km NEFrench victory
2 December 1805Battle of AusterlitzSlavkov u Brna, Czech Republic78 km NEFrench victory
10 October 1806Battle of SaalfeldSaalfeld, Germany422 km NWFrench victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, Germany36 km NEFrench victory
26 December 1806Battle of PułtuskPułtusk, Poland681 km EFrench victory
10 June 1807Battle of HeilsbergLidzbark Warmiński, Poland160 km NInconclusive
14 June 1807Battle of FriedlandPravdinsk, Russia47 km NEFrench victory
23 November 1808Battle of TudelaTudela, Spain2,152 km SWFrench victory
20 December 1808Second Siege of ZaragozaZaragoza, Spain76 km SEFrench victory
20 April 1809Battle of AbensbergAbensberg, Germany1,274 km NEFrench victory
21 April 1809Battle of LandshutLandshut, Germany37 km SEFrench victory
1809Battle of EckmühlMunich, Germany62 km SWFrench victory
21 May 1809Battle of Aspern-EsslingLobau, Austria365 km EAustrian 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, Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.