Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu

Battles of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu

Brazilian and French Imperial and Royal (1842–1922)

Prince Gaston, Count of Eu is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1865 and 1869: 2 battles, 1 siege and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Paraguay (4), Brazil (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 959 km apart end to end, 240 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (5).

Siege of UruguaianaPikysyry CampaignCampaign of the HillsBattle of PiribebuyVictoria de paraguaySiege of UruguaianaPikysyry CampaignCampaign of the HillsBattle of PiribebuyVictoria de paraguayPorto AlegreCuritibaPosadasTucumánSaltaCaxias do SulPonta GrossaFormosa500 km26.627S, 57.480W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1865: 1 engagements1868: 1 engagements1869: 3 engagements3 in 186918651869
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Uruguaiana, 1865Pikysyry Campaign, 1868Campaign of the Hills, 1869Battle of Piribebuy, 1869Victoria de paraguay, 186918651869
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
September 1865Siege of UruguaianaUruguaiana, BrazilAllied victory, Paraguayan surrender on 18 September
1868Pikysyry CampaignCentral Department, Paraguay496 km NAllied victory; Sacking of Asunción
1869Campaign of the HillsParaguay209 km NAllied victory; End of the Paraguayan War
1869Battle of PiribebuyPiribebuy, Paraguay240 km SEBrazilian victory
1869Victoria de paraguayEusebio Ayala, Paraguay14 km NEAllied 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, Alberto Henschel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.