Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg

Battles of Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg

Russian army officer in the Napoleonic wars (1769–1843)

Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1828: 10 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 6 present-day countries, most in Germany (4), Belarus (3), France (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,142 km apart end to end, 845 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sixth Coalition (6), Napoleonic Wars (4), Kościuszko Uprising (1).

Battle of PragaBattle of KlyastitsyFirst Battle of PolotskBattle of MöckernBattle of Bar-sur-Aube1814 campaign in FranceBattle of LaubresselSiege of Silistra (1828)French invasion of RussiaBattle of BerezinaBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenFrench invasion of RussiaBattle of BerezinaBattle of LützenBattle of BautzenBattle of DresdenTehranBerlinKabulAthensKyivTashkentStockholmGenevaAmsterdam2000 km51.384N, 36.058E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 1 engagements1812: 4 engagements4 in 18121813: 4 engagements4 in 18131814: 3 engagements1828: 1 engagements17941828
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Praga, 1794French invasion of Russia, 1812Battle of Klyastitsy, 1812First Battle of Polotsk, 1812Battle of Berezina, 1812Battle of Möckern, 1813Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 18141814 campaign in France, 1814Battle of Laubressel, 1814Siege of Silistra (1828), 182817941828
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1794Battle of PragaWarsaw, PolandRussian victory
1812French invasion of RussiaRussian Empire, Russia3,103 km NERussian victory
28 July 1812Battle of KlyastitsyRasony District, Belarus2,474 km WRussian victory
17 August 1812First Battle of PolotskPolatsak, Belarus47 km SSee #Aftermath
26 November 1812Battle of BerezinaBerezina, Belarus132 km SInconclusive; (See Aftermath)
5 April 1813Battle of MöckernMöckern, Germany1,135 km WPrusso-Russian victory
2 May 1813Battle of LützenGroßgörschen, Germany34 km NWFrench victory
20 May 1813Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany156 km EFrench victory
26 August 1813Battle of DresdenDresden, Germany51 km WFrench victory
27 February 1814Battle of Bar-sur-AubeBar-sur-Aube, France720 km WCoalition victory
18141814 campaign in FranceFrance245 km SWCoalition victory; See Aftermath
3 March 1814Battle of LaubresselLaubressel, France220 km NECoalition victory
9 July 1828Siege of Silistra (1828)Silistra, Bulgaria1,826 km EOttoman 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, George Dawe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.