Atlas of Battles

commander, 83 engagements

Battles of Napoleon

Battles of Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)

Napoleon is recorded as a commander at 83 placed engagements in the atlas between 1790 and 1815: 70 battles, 7 sieges and 6 campaigns across 14 present-day countries, most in Italy (28), France (14), Germany (13). Taken in date order, the sites lie 26,917 km apart end to end, 328 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (17), French Revolutionary Wars (16), Napoleonic Wars (12).

Fall of the Republic of VeniceItalian campaigns of the French Revolutionary WarsSiege of ToulonSecond Battle of SaorgioFirst Battle of DegoItalian Campaign of 1796-1797Battle of MontenotteBattle of MillesimoSecond Battle of DegoBattle of CevaBattle of MondovìMontenotte CampaignBattle of FombioBattle of LodiBattle of BorghettoBattle of LonatoBattle of CastiglioneBattle of RoveretoBattle of BassanoSecond Battle of BassanoBattle of CaldieroBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of RivoliBattle of La FavoriteSiege of MantuaBattle of ValvasoneBattle of TarvisFrench invasion of MaltaCapture of AlexandriaBattle of Shubra KhitRevolt of CairoSiege of AcreSiege of El ArishSiege of JaffaBattle of Mount TaborFirst Battle of AbukirSecond Italian CampaignSiege of Fort BardCombat of TurbigoUlm CampaignBattle of UlmFall of BerlinBattle of CzarnowoBattle of AllensteinBattle of EylauBattle of HeilsbergBattle of FriedlandBattle of SomosierraBattle of Teugen-HausenBattle of AbensbergBattle of LandshutBattle of EckmühlBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of WagramBattle of ZnaimBattle of SmolenskBattle of VitebskBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of KrasnoiBattle of BerezinaBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of ReichenbachBattle of DresdenBattle of HanauBattle of BrienneBattle of La RothièreBattle of ChampaubertBattle of MontmirailBattle of Château-ThierryBattle of VauchampsBattle of Montereau1814 campaign in FranceBattle of CraonneBattle of ReimsBattle of Arcis-sur-AubeBattle of Saint-DizierBattle of LignyBattle of the PyramidsBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtFrench invasion of RussiaBattle of the PyramidsBattle of MarengoBattle of AusterlitzBattle of Jena–AuerstedtMadridBaghdadBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdam2000 km43.025N, 19.138E
83 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1790: 1 engagements1792: 1 engagements1793: 1 engagements1794: 2 engagements1796: 17 engagements17 in 17961797: 5 engagements1798: 5 engagements1799: 5 engagements1800: 4 engagements1805: 3 engagements1806: 3 engagements1807: 4 engagements1808: 1 engagements1809: 7 engagements1812: 6 engagements1813: 5 engagements1814: 12 engagements1815: 1 engagements17901815
83 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Fall of the Republic of Venice, 1790Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars, 1792Siege of Toulon, 1793Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794First Battle of Dego, 1794Italian Campaign of 1796-1797, 1796Battle of Montenotte, 1796Battle of Millesimo, 1796Second Battle of Dego, 1796Battle of Ceva, 1796Battle of Mondovì, 1796Montenotte Campaign, 1796Battle of Fombio, 1796Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Borghetto, 1796Battle of Lonato, 1796Battle of Castiglione, 1796Battle of Rovereto, 1796Battle of Bassano, 1796Second Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of Caldiero, 1796Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Battle of La Favorite, 1797Siege of Mantua, 1797Battle of Valvasone, 1797Battle of Tarvis, 1797French invasion of Malta, 1798Capture of Alexandria, 1798Battle of Shubra Khit, 1798Battle of the Pyramids, 1798Revolt of Cairo, 1798Siege of Acre, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Siege of Jaffa, 1799Battle of Mount Tabor, 1799First Battle of Abukir, 1799Second Italian Campaign, 1800Siege of Fort Bard, 1800Combat of Turbigo, 1800Battle of Marengo, 1800Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Ulm, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Fall of Berlin, 1806Battle of Czarnowo, 1806Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Eylau, 1807Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 1807Battle of Somosierra, 1808Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Battle of Smolensk, 1812French invasion of Russia, 1812Battle of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Maloyaroslavets, 1812Battle of Krasnoi, 1812Battle of Berezina, 1812Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Reichenbach, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Hanau, 1813Battle of Brienne, 1814Battle of La Rothière, 1814Battle of Champaubert, 1814Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814Battle of Vauchamps, 1814Battle of Montereau, 18141814 campaign in France, 1814Battle of Craonne, 1814Battle of Reims, 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814Battle of Ligny, 181517901815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 10

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1790Fall of the Republic of VeniceItaly
1792Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary WarsCentral Italy, Italy65 km EFrench victory; Treaty of Campo Formio (1797); Treaty of...
29 August 1793Siege of ToulonToulon, France605 km WFrench Republican victory
24 April 1794Second Battle of SaorgioSaorge, France163 km NEFrench victory
21 September 1794First Battle of DegoDego, Italy80 km NEFrench victory
1796Italian Campaign of 1796-1797Northern Italy, Italy208 km NEFrench victory
12 April 1796Battle of MontenotteCairo Montenotte, Italy214 km SWFrench victory
13 April 1796Battle of MillesimoMillesimo, Italy6 km SWFrench victory
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDego, Italy13 km NEFrench victory
16 April 1796Battle of CevaCeva, Italy24 km WFrench victory
21 April 1796Battle of MondovìMondovì, Italy17 km WFrench victory; Armistice of Cherasco
1796Montenotte CampaignLiguria, Italy76 km EFrench victory
7 May 1796Battle of FombioFombio, Italy107 km NEFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, Italy24 km NWFrench victory
30 May 1796Battle of BorghettoValeggio sul Mincio, Italy96 km EFrench victory
3 August 1796Battle of LonatoLonato del Garda, Italy23 km NWFrench victory
5 August 1796Battle of CastiglioneSolferino, Italy9 km SFrench victory
4 September 1796Battle of RoveretoRovereto, Italy71 km NEFrench victory
8 September 1796Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy55 km EFrench victory
1796Second Battle of BassanoBassano del Grappa, Italy0 km WAustrian victory
12 November 1796Battle of CaldieroCaldiero, Italy57 km SWAustrian victory
15 November 1796Battle of the Bridge of ArcoleArcole, Italy9 km SEFrench victory
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli Veronese, Italy43 km NWFrench victory
16 January 1797Battle of La FavoriteLa favorite, Italy42 km SFrench victory
2 February 1797Siege of MantuaMantua, Italy3 km SFrench victory
16 March 1797Battle of ValvasoneTagliamento, Italy189 km NEFrench victory
21 March 1797Battle of TarvisTarvisio, Italy76 km NEFrench victory
1798French invasion of MaltaGozo, Malta1,181 km SFrench victory
2 July 1798Capture of AlexandriaAlexandria, Egypt1,524 km EFrench victory
13 July 1798Battle of Shubra KhitShubra Khit, Egypt78 km EFrench victory
21 July 1798Battle of the PyramidsImbaba, Egypt115 km SEFrench victory
1798Revolt of CairoCairo, Egypt6 km SEFrench victory
1799Siege of AcreAcre, Israel485 km NEAnglo-Ottoman victory
20 February 1799Siege of El ArishArish, Egypt233 km SWFrench victory
3 March 1799Siege of JaffaJaffa, Israel136 km NEFrench victory
16 April 1799Battle of Mount TaborMount Tabor, Israel82 km NEFrench victory
25 July 1799First Battle of AbukirAbu Qir, Egypt517 km WFrench victory
1800Second Italian CampaignSwitzerland2,537 km NWFrench victory
14 May 1800Siege of Fort BardFort Bard, Italy137 km SFrench victory
31 May 1800Combat of TurbigoItaly77 km EFrench victory
14 June 1800Battle of MarengoSpinetta Marengo, Italy72 km SFrench victory
1805Ulm CampaignCentral Europe, Germany687 km NFrench victory
20 October 1805Battle of UlmUlm, Germany291 km SFrench victory
2 December 1805Battle of AusterlitzSlavkov u Brna, Czech Republic504 km EFrench victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, Germany422 km NWFrench victory
1806Fall of BerlinBerlin, Germany214 km NEFrench victory
23 December 1806Battle of CzarnowoCzarnowo, Poland498 km EFrench victory
3 February 1807Battle of AllensteinOlsztyn, Poland159 km NFrench victory
7 February 1807Battle of EylauKaliningrad, Poland62 km NImperial French Victory
10 June 1807Battle of HeilsbergLidzbark Warmiński, Poland32 km SInconclusive
14 June 1807Battle of FriedlandPravdinsk, Russia47 km NEFrench victory
30 November 1808Battle of SomosierraSomosierra, Spain2,339 km SWFranco-Polish victory
19 April 1809Battle of Teugen-HausenTeugn, Germany1,494 km NEFrench victory
20 April 1809Battle of AbensbergAbensberg, Germany13 km SWFrench 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
5 July 1809Battle of WagramDeutsch-Wagram, Austria10 km NEFrench victory; Continuation of the Fifth Coalition until...
10 July 1809Battle of ZnaimZnojmo, Czech Republic73 km NWInconclusive
1812Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Russia1,278 km NEFrench victory
1812French invasion of RussiaRussian Empire, Russia2,329 km NERussian victory
26 July 1812Battle of VitebskVitebsk, Belarus2,418 km WFrench victory
24 October 1812Battle of MaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavets, Russia401 km ESee #Aftermath
15 November 1812Battle of KrasnoiKrasny, Russia326 km WRussian victory
26 November 1812Battle of BerezinaBerezina, Belarus201 km WInconclusive; (See Aftermath)
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany1,138 km WFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
1813Battle of ReichenbachReichenbach (Oberlausitz), Germany27 km EFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany75 km WFrench victory
31 October 1813Battle of HanauHanau, Germany354 km WFrench victory
29 January 1814Battle of BrienneBrienne-le-Château, France373 km SWSee Result
1 February 1814Battle of La RothièreLa Rothière, France6 km SECoalition victory
10 February 1814Battle of ChampaubertChampaubert, France83 km NWFrench victory
11 February 1814Battle of MontmirailMontmirail, France22 km WFrench victory
12 February 1814Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France17 km NFrench victory
14 February 1814Battle of VauchampsMontmirail, France24 km SEFrench victory
18 February 1814Battle of MontereauMontereau-Fault-Yonne, France73 km SWFrench victory
18141814 campaign in FranceFrance171 km SWCoalition victory; See Aftermath
7 March 1814Battle of CraonneCraonne, France300 km NEFrench victory; (see the Result section)
13 March 1814Battle of ReimsReims, France30 km SECoalition victory – 12th; French victory – 13th
20 March 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-AubeArcis-sur-Aube, France81 km SCoalition victory
26 March 1814Battle of Saint-DizierSaint-Dizier, France60 km EFrench victory
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLigny, Belgium210 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, Jacques-Louis David, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.