Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld

Battles of Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld

German general (1796-1884)

Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1866: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Czech Republic (3), Denmark (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 673 km apart end to end, 224 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Austro-Prussian War (3), Second Schleswig War (1).

Battle of AlsBattle of HühnerwasserBattle of MünchengrätzBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of AlsBattle of HühnerwasserBattle of MünchengrätzBattle of KöniggrätzBerlinFrankfurtHamburgPragueGdańskDresdenCologneBremenKatowiceDüsseldorf200 km52.597N, 12.873E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 1 engagements1866: 3 engagements3 in 186618641866
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Als, 1864Battle of Hühnerwasser, 1866Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 186618641866
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 June 1864Battle of AlsAls, DenmarkPrussian victory
26 June 1866Battle of HühnerwasserKuřívody, Czech Republic589 km SEPrussian victory
28 June 1866Battle of MünchengrätzMnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic14 km SEPrussian victory
3 July 1866Battle of KöniggrätzSadová, Czech Republic70 km SEPrussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866)

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, Peter Janssen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.