Atlas of Battles

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Battles of Nicolae Petala

Battles of Nicolae Petala

Romanian general, 1869 to 1947

Nicolae Petala is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1916: 5 battles, all in present-day Romania. Taken in date order, the sites lie 504 km apart end to end, 126 km between engagements on average.

Battle of SălătrucuBattle of DragoslaveleFirst Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle of the Southern CarpathiansBattle of the Olt ValleyBattle of SălătrucuBattle of DragoslaveleFirst Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle of the Southern CarpathiansBattle of the Olt ValleyBucharestCraiovaNišPloieștiRusePiteștiPlevenReșițaCălărașiSibiu200 km44.698N, 24.489E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1916: 5 engagements5 in 191619161916
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sălătrucu, 1916Battle of Dragoslavele, 1916First Battle of the Jiu Valley, 1916Battle of the Southern Carpathians, 1916Battle of the Olt Valley, 191619161916
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1916Battle of SălătrucuSălătrucu, RomaniaRomanian victory
1916Battle of DragoslaveleDragoslavele, Romania51 km ERomanian victory
1916First Battle of the Jiu ValleyJiu Valley, Romania205 km SWRomanian victory
1916Battle of the Southern CarpathiansSouthern Carpathians, Romania215 km NRomanian strategic victory
27 November 1916Battle of the Olt ValleyOlt River, Romania33 km WCentral Powers 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.