Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Joseph Bonaparte

Battles of Joseph Bonaparte

brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13), 1768 to 1844

Joseph Bonaparte is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1806 and 1814: 8 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (6), Italy (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,923 km apart end to end, 418 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (6), War of the Third Coalition (1), War of the Sixth Coalition (1).

Invasion of NaplesBattle of MajadahondaBattle of San Millan-OsmaBattle of SomosierraBattle of TalaveraBattle of OcañaBattle of VitoriaBattle of ParisBattle of SomosierraBattle of TalaveraBattle of OcañaBattle of VitoriaBattle of ParisMadridViennaGenevaBarcelonaMilanNaplesMunichZürichLyonValencia500 km44.403N, 4.708E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1806: 1 engagements1808: 1 engagements1809: 2 engagements2 in 18091812: 1 engagements1813: 2 engagements2 in 18131814: 1 engagements18061814
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Invasion of Naples, 1806Battle of Somosierra, 1808Battle of Talavera, 1809Battle of Ocaña, 1809Battle of Majadahonda, 1812Battle of San Millan-Osma, 1813Battle of Vitoria, 1813Battle of Paris, 181418061814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1806Invasion of NaplesKingdom of Naples, ItalyFrench victory
30 November 1808Battle of SomosierraSomosierra, Spain1,495 km WFranco-Polish victory
27 July 1809Battle of TalaveraTalavera de la Reina, Spain167 km SWSee Aftermath
19 November 1809Battle of OcañaOcaña, Spain114 km EFrench victory
11 August 1812Battle of MajadahondaMajadahonda, Spain65 km NWInconclusive; (see Outcome section)
18 June 1813Battle of San Millan-OsmaSpain278 km NAllied victory
21 June 1813Battle of VitoriaVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain31 km ECoalition victory
30 March 1814Battle of ParisParis, France773 km NECoalition 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 Wicar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.