Atlas of Battles

war, 102 engagements

Battles of the Napoleonic Wars

The atlas places 102 engagements of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815): 55 battles, 9 sieges and 38 naval actions across 24 present-day countries, most in France (21), Belarus (11), Russia (10). The most widely documented: Battle of Waterloo, Battle of Borodino, Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, Battle of Marengo, Battle of Eylau.

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Battle of PlatzbergBattle of LodiBattle of SpingesAction of 10 December 1800Battle of West KayFrench capture of GoréeBattle of Pulo AuraBattle of VizagapatamRaid on BoulogneAction of 5 October 1804Action of 10 August 1805Battle off Cape PalosBattle of Diamond RockBattle of MemmingenBattle of Cape OrtegalBattle of MariazellAction of 26 July 1806Battle of San DomingoAction of 13 March 1806Action of 21 April 1806Action of 9 July 1806Action of 23 August 1806Action of 25 September 1806Action of 18 October 1806Battle of GolyminAdriatic campaign of 1807–1814Siege of Stralsund, 1807Siege of CrotoneCapture of the Jeune RichardAction of 10 November 1808Battle of KockAction of 22 January 1809Action of 10 February 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneAction of 6 April 1809Troude's expedition to the CaribbeanBattle of RatisbonBattle of the Basque RoadsBattle of StralsundAction of 31 May 1809Action of 13 September 1810Action of 3 July 1810Invasion of Île BonaparteAction of 15 November 1810Battle of LissaAction of 24 March 1811Action of 29 November 1811Battle of SmolenskAction of 22 May 1812Battle of PiranoBattles of Vilnius (1812)Siege of RigaBattle of PowiewiórkaBattle of MirBattle of EkauBattle of SaltanovkaBattle of OstrovnoBattle of VitebskBattle of KobrinBattle of KlyastitsyFirst Battle of PolotskBattle of ValutinoBattle of MesotenBattle of TarutinoSecond Battle of PolotskBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of LyakhovoBattle of CzasnikiBattle of WolkowiskBattle of VyazmaCapture of VitebskBattle of SmolianiBattle of KrasnoiBattle of BerezinaAction of 7 February 1813Action of 5 November 1813Battle of VarvažovBattle of PeterswaldeSiege of CattaroSiege of ZaraSiege of AntwerpSiege of RagusaBattle of JobourgSiege of AjaccioBattle of MontélimarBattle of LoriolBattle of LignyBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of WavreBattle of RocheserviereBattle of La SuffelBattle of the HospitalBattle of RocquencourtBattle of IssySiege of ToruńBattle of MarengoBattle of UlmBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of EylauBattle of BorodinoBattle of WaterlooBattle of MarengoBattle of EylauBattle of BorodinoBattle of WaterlooLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridTorontoBaghdadAtlanta5000 km17.577N, 17.238E
102 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 1 engagements1796: 1 engagements1797: 1 engagements1800: 2 engagements1801: 1 engagements1804: 5 engagements1805: 7 engagements1806: 11 engagements1807: 5 engagements1808: 1 engagements1809: 10 engagements1810: 4 engagements1811: 3 engagements1812: 28 engagements28 in 18121813: 6 engagements1814: 3 engagements1815: 12 engagements17941815
101 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Platzberg, 1794Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Spinges, 1797Battle of Marengo, 1800Action of 10 December 1800, 1800Battle of West Kay, 1801French capture of Gorée, 1804Battle of Pulo Aura, 1804Battle of Vizagapatam, 1804Raid on Boulogne, 1804Action of 5 October 1804, 1804Action of 10 August 1805, 1805Battle off Cape Palos, 1805Battle of Diamond Rock, 1805Battle of Memmingen, 1805Battle of Ulm, 1805Battle of Cape Ortegal, 1805Battle of Mariazell, 1805Action of 26 July 1806, 1806Battle of Blaauwberg, 1806Battle of San Domingo, 1806Action of 13 March 1806, 1806Action of 21 April 1806, 1806Action of 9 July 1806, 1806Action of 23 August 1806, 1806Action of 25 September 1806, 1806Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Action of 18 October 1806, 1806Battle of Golymin, 1806Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814, 1807Siege of Stralsund, 1807, 1807Battle of Eylau, 1807Siege of Crotone, 1807Capture of the Jeune Richard, 1807Action of 10 November 1808, 1808Battle of Kock, 1809Action of 22 January 1809, 1809Action of 10 February 1809, 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1809Action of 6 April 1809, 1809Troude's expedition to the Caribbean, 1809Battle of Ratisbon, 1809Battle of the Basque Roads, 1809Battle of Stralsund, 1809Action of 31 May 1809, 1809Action of 13 September 1810, 1810Action of 3 July 1810, 1810Invasion of Île Bonaparte, 1810Action of 15 November 1810, 1810Battle of Lissa, 1811Action of 24 March 1811, 1811Action of 29 November 1811, 1811Battle of Smolensk, 1812Action of 22 May 1812, 1812Battle of Pirano, 1812Battles of Vilnius (1812), 1812Siege of Riga, 1812Battle of Powiewiórka, 1812Battle of Mir, 1812Battle of Ekau, 1812Battle of Saltanovka, 1812Battle of Ostrovno, 1812Battle of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Kobrin, 1812Battle of Klyastitsy, 1812First Battle of Polotsk, 1812Battle of Valutino, 1812Battle of Borodino, 1812Battle of Mesoten, 1812Battle of Tarutino, 1812Second Battle of Polotsk, 1812Battle of Maloyaroslavets, 1812Battle of Lyakhovo, 1812Battle of Czasniki, 1812Battle of Wolkowisk, 1812Battle of Vyazma, 1812Capture of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Smoliani, 1812Battle of Krasnoi, 1812Battle of Berezina, 1812Action of 7 February 1813, 1813Action of 5 November 1813, 1813Battle of Varvažov, 1813Battle of Peterswalde, 1813Siege of Cattaro, 1813Siege of Zara, 1813Siege of Antwerp, 1814Siege of Ragusa, 1814Battle of Jobourg, 1814Siege of Ajaccio, 1815Battle of Montélimar, 1815Battle of Loriol, 1815Battle of Ligny, 1815Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815Battle of Waterloo, 1815Battle of Wavre, 1815Battle of Rocheserviere, 1815Battle of La Suffel, 1815Battle of the Hospital, 1815Battle of Rocquencourt, 1815Battle of Issy, 181517941815
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
13 July 1794Battle of PlatzbergGermanyFrench victory
10 May 1796Battle of LodiLodi, ItalyFrench victory
2 April 1797Battle of SpingesSpinges, Italy
14 June 1800Battle of MarengoSpinetta Marengo, ItalyFrench victory
1800Action of 10 December 1800Bay of Gibraltar, SpainSpanish victory
3 March 1801Battle of West KaySaint Thomas, United StatesDanish victory
18 January 1804French capture of GoréeGorée, Senegal
15 February 1804Battle of Pulo AuraBritish victory
15 September 1804Battle of VizagapatamIndiaSee Aftermath
2 October 1804Raid on BoulogneBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceSee Aftermath
5 October 1804Action of 5 October 1804PortugalBritish victory
1805Action of 10 August 1805SpainBritish victory
1805Battle off Cape PalosCape Palos, Spain
31 May 1805Battle of Diamond RockDiamond Rock, FranceFranco-Spanish victory
14 October 1805Battle of MemmingenGermanyFrench victory
20 October 1805Battle of UlmUlm, GermanyFrench victory
4 November 1805Battle of Cape OrtegalOrtegal, SpainBritish victory
8 November 1805Battle of MariazellMariazell, AustriaFrench victory
1806Action of 26 July 1806IndonesiaBritish victory
8 January 1806Battle of BlaauwbergBloubergstrand, South AfricaBritish victory
6 February 1806Battle of San DomingoDominican RepublicBritish victory
13 March 1806Action of 13 March 1806Cape VerdeBritish victory
21 April 1806Action of 21 April 1806KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaInconclusive
9 July 1806Action of 9 July 1806Little Basses Reef Lighthouse, Sri LankaBritish victory
1806Action of 23 August 1806Havana, Cuba
1806Action of 25 September 1806Bay of BiscayBritish victory
14 October 1806Battle of Jena–AuerstedtJena, GermanyFrench victory
1806Action of 18 October 1806Batavia, IndonesiaBritish victory
26 December 1806Battle of GolyminGołymin-Ośrodek, PolandFrench victory
1807Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814Adriatic SeaCoalition victory
30 January 1807Siege of Stralsund, 1807Stralsund, GermanyFrench victory
7 February 1807Battle of EylauKaliningrad, PolandImperial French Victory
1807Siege of CrotoneCrotone, Italy
1 October 1807Capture of the Jeune RichardAtlantic OceanBritish victory
10 November 1808Action of 10 November 1808Bay of Biscay, FranceBritish victory
1809Battle of KockKock, PolandPolish victory
22 January 1809Action of 22 January 1809Pointe-Noire, FranceBritish victory
8 February 1809Action of 10 February 1809Leeward IslandsBritish victory
23 February 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-d'Olonne, FranceBritish victory
1809Action of 6 April 1809Bay of BiscayBritish victory
1809Troude's expedition to the CaribbeanCaribbean SeaBritish victory
23 April 1809Battle of RatisbonRegensburg, Germany
24 April 1809Battle of the Basque RoadsÎle-d'Aix, FranceBritish victory
1809Battle of StralsundStralsund, GermanyFrench victory
31 May 1809Action of 31 May 1809Bay of BengalFrench victory
1810Action of 13 September 1810French victory
1810Action of 3 July 1810Comoros Islands, FranceFrench victory
1810Invasion of Île BonaparteSaint-Denis, FranceBritish victory
12 November 1810Action of 15 November 1810Baie de la Seine, FranceBritish victory
13 March 1811Battle of LissaAdriatic Sea, CroatiaBritish victory
24 March 1811Action of 24 March 1811new Gatteville Lighthouse, FranceBritish victory
1811Action of 29 November 1811Adriatic SeaBritish victory
1812Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, RussiaFrench victory
1812Action of 22 May 1812Penmarch, FranceBritish victory
22 February 1812Battle of PiranoAdriatic Sea, CroatiaBritish victory
28 June 1812Battles of Vilnius (1812)Vilnius, Lithuania
July 1812Siege of RigaRiga, LatviaAnglo-Russian victory
1812Battle of PowiewiórkaPavoverė, Lithuania
9 July 1812Battle of MirMir, BelarusRussian victory
1812Battle of EkauIecava, LatviaFrench victory
23 July 1812Battle of SaltanovkaSaltanaŭka, Belarus
25 July 1812Battle of OstrovnoQ4338967, RussiaFrench victory
26 July 1812Battle of VitebskVitebsk, BelarusFrench victory
1812Battle of KobrinKobryn, BelarusRussian victory
28 July 1812Battle of KlyastitsyRasony District, BelarusRussian victory
17 August 1812First Battle of PolotskPolatsak, BelarusSee #Aftermath
18 August 1812Battle of ValutinoSmolensk, RussiaIndecisive
7 September 1812Battle of BorodinoBorodino, RussiaSee Aftermath
1812Battle of MesotenMežotne, LatviaPrussian victory
18 October 1812Battle of TarutinoTarutino, RussiaRussian victory
18 October 1812Second Battle of PolotskPolatsak, Russia
24 October 1812Battle of MaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavets, RussiaSee #Aftermath
28 October 1812Battle of LyakhovoLyakhovo, RussiaRussian victory
31 October 1812Battle of CzasnikiChashniki, Belarus
November 1812Battle of WolkowiskVawkavysk, BelarusAustrian victory
3 November 1812Battle of VyazmaVyazma, RussiaRussian victory
1812Capture of VitebskVitebsk, Belarus
13 November 1812Battle of SmolianiSmaĺjany, Belarus
15 November 1812Battle of KrasnoiKrasny, RussiaRussian victory
26 November 1812Battle of BerezinaBerezina, BelarusInconclusive; (See Aftermath)
1813Action of 7 February 1813Îles de Los, FranceInconclusive
1813Action of 5 November 1813Mediterranean Sea, FranceInconclusive
1813Battle of VarvažovVarvažov, Czech Republic
17 September 1813Battle of PeterswaldePetrovice, Czechia
14 October 1813Siege of CattaroKotor, MontenegroAnglo-Montenegrin victory
22 November 1813Siege of ZaraZadar, CroatiaAnglo-Austrian victory
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerp, BelgiumInconclusive
19 January 1814Siege of RagusaDubrovnik, CroatiaAnglo-Austrian victory
26 March 1814Battle of JobourgBritish victory
3 March 1815Siege of AjaccioAjaccio, France
30 March 1815Battle of MontélimarMontélimar, France
2 April 1815Battle of LoriolLoriol-sur-Drôme, France
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLigny, BelgiumFrench victory
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre Bras, BelgiumInconclusive
18 June 1815Battle of WaterlooWaterloo Battlefield, BelgiumCoalition victory
18 June 1815Battle of WavreWavre, BelgiumFrench victory
19 June 1815Battle of RocheserviereRocheservière, FranceBonapartist victory
28 June 1815Battle of La SuffelSouffelweyersheim, FranceFrench victory
28 June 1815Battle of the HospitalL'Hôpital-sous-Conflans, France
1 July 1815Battle of RocquencourtRocquencourt, FranceFrench victory
3 July 1815Battle of IssyIssy-les-Moulineaux, FrancePrussian victory
date unknownSiege of ToruńToruń, Poland

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Napoleonic Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.