Photographing battlefields of the Napoleonic era, two centuries later, is not easy because they evolved as the landscapes of the countryside but also as our cities...

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Some have remained in a state close to that fighters roamed at the time: either because they have been protected (Waterloo) or because their rurality has avoided them, for now, a too visible transformation (Marengo, Austerlitz, Eckmühl, Champaubert, Friedland...). Of course, some electrical or telephone poles and wires, some antennas or satellite dishes, some cars or tractors, some advertisement billboards were added to those places (one must move with the times, even in the countryside); but the photo retouching softwares can often remove them, so we can see before us a state close to that as valiant veterans, and the Emperor himself, saw.
But alas it is not of same everywhere. Cities, especially, have been greatly transformed, sometimes even in their historical center. Some quintupled or tenfold of size (Alessandria, Mantua, Vienna and its surroundings, Vitoria, Laon, Montereau ...), others were disfigured during subsequent conflicts (Reims during World War I, Ulm during World War II). Housing estates have flourished even in the countryside (Wagram, Vauchamps); when this is not one of those awful commercial areas, over several dozen acres, that has settled over much of the battlefield (La Favorita near Mantua, Mont-St-Pierre at Tinqueux near Reims). Then, a church, a few walls, a piece of land are all that remains to be seen... for how long?
We have not visited all the Napoleonic battlefields, far from it. Our next years will be devoted to enriching the iconography. Then some younger persons will take over from us, we hope so, to complete this work. Because images never die.
Enjoy your visit!
ARCIS-SUR-AUBE (20 and 21 March 1814)
GPS coordinates of the church of Arcis: 48.53667 N, 4.14197 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Arcis-sur-Aube: the church, downtown
- Arcis-sur-Aube: the castle [today the City Hall]
- Arcis-sur-Aube: the bridge over the river Aube
- The river Aube
- The battlefield, south of Arcis, towards Villette
- Dommartin
- Méry-sur-Seine
- Mesnil-la-Comtesse: the village and its surroundings
- Nozay
- Plancy-l'Abbaye
- Torcy-le-Grand
- Villette
ARCOLE (15 to 17 November 1796)
GPS coordinates of the bridge: 45.35728 N, 11.27773 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Arcole: eastern bank of the river Alpone
- Arcole: the bridge, seen from the eastern bank and from the western bank
- Arcole: obelisk erected in 1810 at the outlet of the bridge
- Villafranca di Verona: Napoléon Bonaparte's headquarters the evening before the battle
- Ronco all'Adige: Napoléon Bonaparte's headquarters during the battle and the following day
AUSTERLITZ (2 December 1805)
GPS coordinates of the best viewpoint of the "Soleil d'Austerlitz": 49.12917 N, 16.73428 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Aujest [Újezd u Brna]: downtown , the St-Antony chapel and the surrounding fields
- Austerlitz [Slavkov u Brna]: the castle, Napoléon's headquarters after the battle
- Austerlitz [Slavkov u Brna]: the St-Urban chapel , French look-out before the battle
- Birnbaum [Hrušky u Brna]: the village
- Birnbaum [Hrušky u Brna]: the swamps
- Birnbaum [Hrušky u Brna]: the battlefield
- Blasowitz [Blažovice]: the village
- Bosenitz [Tvarožná]: the church
- Bosenitz [Tvarožná]: the Santon hill , its chapel and the General Valhubert memorial monument, in front of the hill
- The Goldbach creek , which runs through the battlefield, west of the Pratzen Heights
- Holubitz [Holubice] : the village , its church and the monument to Joachim Murat with a medallion bearing his image
- Horka: Napoléon's headquarters the day before the battle
- Hostieradek [Hosterádky-Rešov]: the village
- Jirschikowitz [Jirikovice]: the main street
- Kobelnitz [Kobylnice u Brna]: a farm within the village
- Kruh: the hamlet
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: the village and the St-Lawrence church
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: former Spacil farm, which hosted Kutuzov's headquarters and the statue of Kutuzov downtown
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: a french cannon, a relic of the battle
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: the battlefield
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: place called "The Three Emperors" : memorial monument and panorama from this point
- Krzenowitz [Krenovice]: place called "The Kutuzov Cross" : the roman cross and panorama from this location
- The Littawa river , east of the battlefield, which fed the ponds of Satschann
- Marxdorf or Maxdorf [Dvorska]: the village
- Menitz [Menín]: the church
- Posoritz: the village and its church
- Pratzen [Prace]: the village , the Holy-Cross church and a field nearby
- Pratzen [Prace]: the Pratzen Heights and the Peace Monument which was erected upon them (© 2014 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
- Pratzen [Prace]: sunrise (the famous "Soleil d'Austerlitz") over the Pratzen Heights
- Puntowitz [Ponetovice]: the main street
- The convent of Raygern near which stood Davout the day before the battle
- The Roketnice creek , near Puntowitz
- Satschann [Zatcany]: the church of the village and the famous ponds , now dried up and cultivated
- Scharatitz [Šaratice]: the village , the church , and the battlefield
- Schlapanitz [Šlapanice]: Marshal Soult's headquarters and the monument to Jean-Dominique Larrey
- Sokolnitz [Sokolnice]: the former granary
- Sokolnitz [Sokolnice]: the castle and the place where french artilery stood over its Eastern walls
- Surroundings of Sokolnitz [Sokolnice]: the battlefield at dawn
- Spaleny Mlyn (Burned Mill) at Januv Dvur where Napoleon and Emperor Francis II met on December 4, under a linden to discuss peace
- Stará Posta , a posthouse near Posoritz
- Stare Vinohrady , a hill where General Rapp presented to Napoleon the flags taken from the enemy
- Telnitz [Telnice]: the village
- Telnitz [Telnice]: ponds between Telnitz and Menitz
- Turas [Brno-Turany]: the church
- Walspitz or Welspitz [Velešovice]: the village
- Waschan [Vážany nad Litavou]: the village and the battlefield
- Zbeischow or Sbischow [Zbýšov u Slavkova] : the village
- The Zuran mound , from which Napoleon harangued his troops in the evening of December 1st (memorial monument ) then led the battle the following day until noon
- The Zuran mound : the wonderful panorama one can see from this strategic location
BORGHETTO (30 May 1796)
GPS coordinates of the strada Viscontea: 45.35488 N, 10.72505 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Borghetto: the strada Viscontea that spans the Mincio river
- Borghetto: the edges of the Mincio river
- Mantua, seen from San Giorgio bridge over the Mincio river
- Valeggio sul Mincio : the castle
- Valeggio sul Mincio : headquarters of General Napoléon Bonaparte
BRIENNE (29 January 1814)
GPS coordinates of the gate of the castle [nowadays a psychiatric hospital]: 48.39318 N, 4.52388 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Brienne-le-Château: downtown
- The castle of Brienne: day and night
- The battlefield:
- Brienne-la-Vieille: the village
- Maizières-lès-Brienne: the church and the rectory , where Napoléon spent the night following the battle
- Rances: the church
CASTIGLIONE (5 August 1796)
GPS coordinates of the Q.G. of Napoléon Bonaparte: 45.39182 N, 10.49038 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Castiglione delle Stiviere: the battlefield at the foot of the village
- Castiglione delle Stiviere: Napoléon Bonaparte's headquarters, Piazza Colonna [today Piazza Ugo Dallò] on August 4 and 5.
CHAMPAUBERT (10 February 1814)
GPS coordinates of the Maison Bleue or Maison au boulet: 48.88093 N, 3.77617 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Andrecy or Andecy farm
- Bannay: the hamlet
- Baye: the castle
- The Baye forest
- La Caure , north of Champaubert
- Les Converts
- Champaubert: the village
- Champaubert: the Blue House or Cannonball House, Napoléon's headquarters in the evening of the battle
- Champaubert: memorial column
- Champaubert: the battlefield between Champaubert and Baye at its south and between Champaubert and Etoges at its east
- Fromentières
- The Grande Laye woods
- The Grange de Vaux farm
- The Hannoterie farm
- The Malet woods
- Montpertuis: the hamlet
- The Petit-Morin creek and the bridge over it
- The Potence woods
- The swamps of St-Gond , around the Petit-Morin
- St-Prix
CHATEAU-THIERRY (12 February 1814)
GPS coordinates of the bridge over the Fausse-Marne: 49.04085 N, 3.40448 E
- Les Caquerets: the hamlet , the memorial monument at Napoleon Square and the battlefield
- Château-Thierry: the town
- Château-Thierry: the river Marne and the bridge over it, linking the suburb to the city proper
- Château-Thierry: the Fausse-Marne and the bridge over it
- Château-Thierry: the former Hôtel de la Poste , Napoleon's headquarters the days following the battle
- The Dolloir river and a bridge over it
- Essises: general view of the village and of the battlefield
- Les Grandes Noues , south of Nesles-le-Château
- The Lumeron farm that hosted the Emperor in the evening of the battle
- Mont-Cel-Enger: the hamlet
- Montfaucon
- The Nesles Heights: the battlefield
- Nesles: the village
- Nesles: memorial monument where stood the castle [which no longer exists], Napoleon's headquarters
- Nogentel: battlefield on the heights of the village
- Norvins: the hamlet
- The Petit-Ballois farm
- The Petites-Noues
- The Trinité farm
- Viffort: the village , the church and the Dolloir creek
- Southwest Viffort: the bridge over the Dolloir (Route D1) and the memorial monument to the troops of Marshal Mortier
CRAONNE (7 March 1814)
GPS coordinates of the tertre of Vauclair: 49.44001 N, 3.76455 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Ailles: the village and the battlefield around
- The Ange Gardien, western end of the Chemin des Dames
- The Buisson-Coquin hillock and view from that place (© 2013 Floriane Grau)
- Corbeny , Imperial headquarters in the evening of March 6
- The plateau of Craonne
- Craonne: the battlefield between Vauclair and Hurtebise
- The Chemin des Dames (literally, the "Ladies' path")
- The Heurtebise [Hurtebise] farm and the sunken field
- Heurtebise: monument erected after Word War I in memory of the "Marie-Louise" (youngest French soldiers in 1814) and the "Poilus" (French soldiers in WW I)
- The river Lette [today Ailette]
- Oulches: the village and the battlefield
- Paissy: the church and the cemetery
- Vassogne: the village
- The Vauclerc [Vauclair] abbey
- The Vauclerc [Vauclair] forest
- The heights of Vauclerc [Vauclair]
- Vauclerc [Vauclair]: mound topped by a statue of Napoleon , erected at the place of a former mill from where the Emperor viewed the fights
ECKMÜHL (22 April 1809)
GPS coordinates of the memorial monument at Eggmühl: 48.83774 N, 12.18351 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Alteglofsheim: the castle , where Napoleon spent some hours the night after the battle.
- Bad Abbach: general view
- Buchhausen: the village and its surroundings
- Eggmühl: the church , the castle and the inn facing it
- Eggmühl: the Memorial , a wide walkway leading to a mound where a Bavarian lion statue pays tribute to the valiant combatants on both sides
- Gailsbach: the village
- The Grosse Laber or Grosse Laaber river , that meanders through the battlefield
- Hagelstadt: the church
- Köfering: the village
- The church of Lindach , which served as an observatory to the Emperor, and view of the battlefield from that location
- Luckenpaint: the village and the battlefield
- Niederleierndorf: the village
- Peising: the village and its church
- The church of Pfakoffen and the battlefield close to the village
- Roking [Rogging]: general view of the village , the heights , and the battlefield
- Schierling: the main street
- Stanglmühle: the hamlet and the supposed place where Marshal Lannes crossed the Gross Laaber
- Unterdeggenbach: the grave of General Cervoni , killed during the battle
- Unterlaichling: the village and the fields between Unterlaichling and Oberlaichling , where bloody fighting took place
- Weilhohe: the village and its surroundings
- Zaitzkofen: the village and its castle
ELCHINGEN (14 October 1805)
GPS coordinates of the abbaye of Elchingen: 48.45246 N, 10.08719 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Albeck: the village , a pond and the battlefield
- Elchingen: the abbey , the plateau where the abbey stands, and the battlefield near the plateau
- Elchingen: the current bridge over the river Danube , the river upstream and downstream of the bridge, and the outlet of the bridge at the left bank
- Elchingen: general view from the sunken meadow , and several views of the meadow, where fierce fighting took place
- Göttingen: the village
- Haslach: view of Oberhaslach and the woods facing it ; view of Unterhaslach and the surrounding woods
- The ravine of Kesselbronn
- Langenau: the town
- Nerenstetten: the village
- Oberfahlheim [City of Nersingen] : the rectory , where Napoleon stayed before the battle
- Offenhausen [nowadays at Neu-Ulm] : Das Schlössle , Napoleon's headquarters during the battle
- The Roth river , tributary of the Danube
ASPERN-ESSLING (21 and 22 May 1809)
GPS coordinates of the Granary of Essling: 48.21597 N, 16.52416 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Aspern: the church
- Aspern: the cemetery and the Sebastian chapel
- Aspern: the Lion, sculpture honoring the Austrian fighters
- Aspern: obelisk in memory of the Austrian soldiers
- Bisamberg
- Breitenlee , where Archduke Charles established his headquarters
- Battlefield, north of the Lobau
- The river Danube (© 2014 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
- Essling: the church and the castle , on both sides of main street
- Essling: the Granary where the French have valiantly withstood the Austrian assaults
- Gross-Enzersdorf: the village , the church and the battlefield between Essling and Gross-Enzersdorf
- Kagran: inn havin hosted Napoléon
- The Lobau Island: landscapes
- The Lobau Island: memorial stones : Napoleon's headquarters , powder reserve , French bridgehead , French cemetery
- The plain of Marchfeld
- Markgrafneusiedl: Archduke Charles' headquarters
- Süssenbrunn
EYLAU (8 February 1807)
GPS coordinates of the memorial monument (The Estocq Denkmal): 54.37937 N, 20.65156 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Althof [Orechowo]: the hamlet
- Althof [Orechowo]: the battlefield , the brook and the woods
- Auklappen [Maloje Osjornoje]: headquarters of Levin August von Bennigsen , the hamlet and the battlefield
- Klein-Sausgarten [Bolschoje-Osjornoje]: memorial cross in memory of the fallen Russian soldiers
- Kutschitten [Znamenskoje]: views of the battlefield
- Lampasch [Nadeschdino]: the entrance to the hamlet and the battlefield
- Place where stood Melohnkeim [Borowoje, a village that no longer exists]
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: general view from the ponds ; the former local court, Napoleon's headquarters from February 7 to 17 ; a typical prussian house , hosting today a little museum dedicated to the battle
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: the castle , taken on February 7 by the Leval division, and what remains today of the church: the arch of its portal, integrated into an awful factory during the communist era
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: the mound where the French 14th Line Regiment was destroyed (© 2015 Marie-Albe Grau)
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: the ponds surrounding the city
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: the L'Estocq-Denkmal , memorial monument erected in 1857 by the Prussians in the forest southeast of the town, where the french batteries stood; three of its faces honoring Generals Bennigsen , L'Estocq and Dierike
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: monument to General Bagration , who gave its name to the town when it was renamed by the Russians, and tablet nearby
- Preussisch-Eylau [Bagrationovsk]: in the current cemetery, a stone honoring French and Russian soldiers fallen during the battle of Eylau and the 1812 campaign (© 2015 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
- Schmoditten [Ryabinovka]: the village
- The heights of Serpallen [Kaschtanowka, a village that no longer exists, at a few hundred meters from the Polish border] (© 2015 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
- Place where stood Tenknitten [this village no longer exists]
- Ziegelhof , a plateau southwest of Eylau [on the current Russo-Polish border], where Napoleon bivouacked on 8 and 9 February
- Mulhausen [Gwardeiskoje]
- The Frisching [Prochladnaja] river at Groß Lauth [Newskoje], halfway between Eylau and Königsberg
- Wittemberg [Niwenskoje]: the road
Places traversed by the Russians after the battle, during their retreat towards Koenigsberg [Kaliningrad], from south to north:
LA FAVORITA (16 January 1797)
GPS coordinates of the villa: 45.18476 N, 10.8015 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- La Favorita: the battlefield
- La Favorita: the villa
- Mantua, seen from the San Giorgio bridge over the Mincio river
FÈRE-CHAMPENOISE (25 March 1814)
GPS coordinates of downtown Fère-Champenoise: 48.75495 N, 3.99060 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Allemant
- Aulnay
- Bannes
- Bergères-les-Vertus
- Bierges
- Blacy
- Bussy-Lettrée
- Chaintrix-Bierges
- Chapelaine
- Clamanges
- Connantre: St-Caprais church
- Coole
- Courdemanges
- Dommartin-Lettrée
- Ecury-le-Repos
- Fère-Champenoise: downtown
- Lenharrée
- Lettrée
- Linthes
- Mailly
- Maisons
- Montepreux
- Morains
- Normée
- Notre-Dame
- Semoine
- Sommesous: the village and the surrounding fields
- The creek La Soude
- Soudé-Sainte-Croix
- Trécon
- Vassimont
- Vatry
- Villeseneux
FRIEDLAND (14 June 1807)
GPS coordinates of the church of Friedland: 54.44703 N, 21.01681 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Domerauer woods
- Domnau [Domnovo]: the village and the monument in memory of the Russian soldiers
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: St-George church
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: houses of the Prussian era
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: headquarters of General Levin August von Bennigsen and those of Napoleon after the battle (under renovation during our visit), seen from the outside and from the inside
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: statue of Marshal Kutuzov in the eponymous street (although he has not participated in the campaign in Poland)
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: memorial stele to the Russian soldiers and, in the municipal park [Gorodskoï Park], monument to General Mazowski who died during the battle
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: the ponds, north of the city fed by the Mill creek [Pravda]
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: the river Alle [Lava] upstream and downstream of the current bridge
- Friedland [Pravdinsk]: The battlefield seen from Heinrichsdorf [Rovnoje], northwest of Friedland and from the north
- The ford of Kloschenen [Lukino] that allowed some of the Russian troops to escape the stranglehold of French, crossing the river Alle, and, nearby, the path to the brickyard (Ziegelei) , where fierce fighting stood
- Postehnen [Peredovoje]: the battlefield and the Mill creek [Pravda]
- The Sortlack forest , seen from Heinrichsdorf [Rovnoje]
- Gross-Ottenhagen [Berezowka], through which the Russians retreated: the remains of the church (© 2015 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi) and the ponds northeast
- Paterswalde [Bolschaja Poljana] where Napoleon installed his HQ on June 16
After the battle:
GOLYMIN (26 December 1806)
GPS coordinates of the church of Golymin: 52.80824 N, 20.87177 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Garnowo: the hamlet and the battlefield
- Golymin: the memorial monument and its text in french
- Wadkowo: the hamlet and the battlefield
HOHENLINDEN (3 December 1800)
GPS coordinates of the church of Hohenlinden: 48.15675 N, 11.99831 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Albaching: general view
- Anzing: the church and the inn having hosted General Moreau
- Bittlbach: general view of the village , its church and the battlefield
- Buch-am-Buchrain: the village in a snowstorm
- Burgrain: the village and its surroundings
- Ebersberg: general view
- Erding: the Schöner Turm and downtown area
- Forstern: the village
- Harthofen: the village
- Hörlkofen: the church
- Hohenlinden: the village and the inn which served as headquarters for General Jean-Victor-Marie Moreau
- Hohenlinden: the memorial monument of the battle
- Surroundings of Hohenlinden: the battlefield and woods around
- The river Inn , tributary of the Danube
- Isen: downtown
- Kreith: the hamlet and the fields around
- Kreuz: the village and the battlefield
- Kronacker: Sankt-Johannes church (© 2015 Marie-Albe Grau and Floriane Grau)
- Lengdorf: the village and the river Isen qui the traverse
- Loipfing: the village
- Maitenbeth: the village and the road to Haag , running through it
- Mittbach: the village
- Mitterbuch: the village and the battlefield
- Neuharting: the hamlet and a field
- Neustockach: general view of the hamlet and its surroundings
- Niesberg: the battlefield and the village
- Oberndorf: the village
- Parsdorf: the village and the battlefield
- Reithofen: the church and the inn
- St-Christopher [Sankt-Christoph]
- Schnaupping: the village
- Schützen: thz hamlet
- The heights of Tading
- Weiher: the village
- Wetting , near Forstern
HOLLABRUNN (16 November 1805)
GPS coordinates of the farm Nexenhof: 48.61694 N, 16.07225 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Grund: the village and the battlefield
- Guntersdorf: the village
- Hollabrunn: downtown
- The Nexenhof farm
- Schöngrabern: the village , the battlefield around and the road to Znaïm
- Suttenbrunn
LAON (9 and 10 March 1814)
GPS coordinates of the farm of the Mouillée at Athies-sous-Laon: 49.56879 N, 3.71465 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Ardon: the village at the foot of Laon, and its church
- Athies: the main street
- Athies: the mound called "Butte aux Vignes"
- Athies: La Mouillée farm and the battlefield
- Athies: plain between the village and the forest of Lavergny
- Bruyères
- Chavignon : the town , a field nearby and the place where was located the Hôtel St-Pierre , where Napoléon established his HQ in the evening of March 9
- Clacy: the village and the church
- Eppes: the castle of Coucy , where Marmont settled his HQ on March 9 in the evening
- Festieux
- The plateau of Laon
- Laon: the fortifications and St-Martin church
- Laon: tablet honoring the combatants (© 2011 Cyril Maillet)
- Leuilly: the church
- Sémilly: the main street
LIGNY (16 June 1815)
Many thanks to Mr Dominique Timmermans (visit his website Association pour the Conservation of the Monuments Napoléoniens), who made us discover this battlefield.
GPS coordinates of the En-Haut farm: 50.51155 N, 4.57583 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Brye: the village , the Moulin-de-Bussy farm and the place where the mill was [dismantled in the nineteenth century and transferred to Limburg] where Blücher and Wellington devised their strategy at midday
- Fleurus: the Château de la Paix (Castle of the Peace) , Napoléon's headquarters in the evening following the battle, and the Emperor's bedroom where he spent the night of 16 to 17; the Ferme de la Paix (Farm of the Peace) , that adjoins the castle,where were stationed the mounted Chasseurs of the Guard
- Fleurus: St. Victor church , used as a hospital after the fights
- Fleurus: the Naveau mill which served as an observatory to Napoleon, and the monument that adjoins it, which commemorates the victories the French vistories of 1690, 1794 and 1815
- Fleurus: the Zualart castle , Marshal Soult's headquarters
- Ligny: the village seen from Prussian batteries and panorama of the battlefield from General Gérard's corps
- Ligny: the En-Haut farm defended by the Prussians, the rectory that was used as ambulance and, between both, the Ruelle du Curé (the Pastor's back street) through which the French arrived
- Ligny: the En-Bas farm , the last bastion of Prussian resistance, and the street that runs along it [currently: Generals Gérard and Vandamme Street], through which the Prussians retreated
- Ligny: location where the former Count of Looz' feodal castle was [already half in ruins in 1815, disappeared in 1844]
- Ligny: memorial monument to the Emperor's "grognards" (literally "grumblers") and fortress cannon commemorating the bicentenary of Napoleon's birth
- The Carrefour du Point-du-Jour (The Dawn crossroads) , northeast of the battlefield, where the Prussians, in their retirement, have veered towards Gembloux
- St-Amand: the village and the battlefield
- St-Amand: the village seen from the Prussian batteries and from the Brye mill ; the church
- St-Amand: the hamlet of La Haye and the battlefield
- St-Amand: La Haye farm , where General Jean-Baptiste Girard was mortally wounded, and the memorial tablet
- St-Amand: location called "Le Hameau" and the creek "La Ligne"
- Sombreffe: the castle , HQ of the Prussian IInd Corps prussien under General Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch
- Sombreffe: the current church erected in 1858 in the same place as that having experienced the fights
- Sombreffe: the rectory and its little peaceful interior: cannonball, a witness of fights and door having suffered the wrath of Blücher and his sword!
- The place called "Trois-Burettes" , northeast of the battlefield, and the eponymous crossroads where the former Roman way crosses the Namur road
- Wagnelée: the village seen from the Brye mill
LODI (10 May 1796)
GPS coordinates of the bridge of Lodi upon the Adda river: 45.31914 N, 9.50861 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Pizzighettone , where General Bonaparte at first thought to cross the river Adda, and the surroundings of Zorlesco , where the first clashes took place
- Lodi: the current bridge over the river Adda, named in 2003 "Bridge Napoleone Bonaparte", built at about 50 meters downstream of the historic bridge (destroyed in 1859)
- Lodi: the outlet of the current bridge on the left bank , which was held by the Austrians
- Lodi: the river Adda, downstream and upstream of the bridge, and further upstream towards the ford where Beaumont crossed the river
- Lodi: the current Piazza della Vittoria (Piazza Maggiore in 1796) and the Palazzo Modignani where Napoleon Bonaparte settled his headquarters
- Fontana and Tormo , that the Austrians passed through, during their retreat towards Crema
- The surroundings of Crespiatica , where the French made their cavalry rest after the battle.
After the battle :
MARENGO (14 June 1800)
GPS coordinates of the memorial column at Marengo: 44.89403 N, 8.67060 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Alessandria: views of the citadel
- The Bormida plain and the battlefield around Marengo
- The river Bormida
- Cascina Grossa: the battlefield and the village
- Castelceriolo: the battlefield and the village
- Castelceriolo: the bell tower and roofs of the town
- Frugarolo: the church
- San-Giuliano Vecchio: the village
- Spinetta Marengo: the church and the Teodolinda tower
- Spinetta Marengo: memorial column topped by a bronze eagle erected in 1801 then reinstalled in 1918
- Spinetta Marengo: length statue of the First Consul in front of the Villa Delavo , by sculptor Benito Cacciatori, inaugurated in 1847
- Torre Garofoli: farm where General Bonaparte settled his headquarters, and the adjacent church
MONDOVI (21 April 1796)
GPS coordinates of the Strada Sta Maria, Plateau of Bricchetto at Vicoforte: 44.39146 N, 7.84941 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Lesegno: the castle , Napoleon Bonaparte's headquarters from April 20 to 23
- Mondovi: the village and the battlefield viewed from the plateau of Bricchetto at Vicoforte
- San Michele Mondovì: Bicocca redoubt overlooking the village
- Vicoforte: Cascina del Vescovo (© 2012 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
MONTEBELLO (9 June 1800)
GPS coordinates of the via Luigi Norfalini, in the plain below the village: 45.00393 N, 9.10999 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Montebello della Battaglia: the village
- Montebello della Battaglia: the battlefield in the plain, and seen from the village
MONTENOTTE, MILLESIMO, COSSERIA and DEGO (12 to 15 April 1796)
GPS coordinates of Montenotte Superiore: 44.38796 N, 8.40034 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Cairo Montenotte
- Carcare: overall views
- Carcare: the bridge over the river Bormida di Pallare and the Casa Ferrero , Napoléon Bonaparte's headquarters during the operations of Millesimo, Dego and Cosseria
- Cosseria: the hill topped by the castle , the ruins of the castle and view from the later
- Dego: view of Cua , a hamlet overlooking the river Bormida di Spigno (location of the ancient castle, where fights were held)
- Millesimo: overall view and Palazzo del Commune , Bonaparte's HQ in the evening of April 13, after the battle
- Montenotte Inferiore [Ferriera]
- Montenotte Superiore: the battlefield , which is heavily wooded and hilly
- Montenotte Superiore: the Bric Menau , in front of the Il Parazzin farm, and views from that location
- Montenotte Superiore: the Monte San Giorgio and the Monte Pra
- Montenotte Superiore: the Monte Negino , whose redoubt was heroically defended by colonel Rampon and his men, and views from that location
- Montenotte Superiore: the village and the memorial monument
- Montenotte Superiore: the hamlet called Naso di Gatto
MONTEREAU (18 February 1814) and preliminaries fights of Mormant and Villeneuve-le-Comte
GPS coordinates of the memorial tablet at Surville: 48.39121 N, 2.96057 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Ancoeur farm (combat of Mormant)
- Forges
- Grandpuits and its surroundings (combat of Mormant)
- Montereau: bridges over the river Seine and the river Yonne
- Montereau: St-Martin priory
- Montereau: plateau of Surville
- Montereau: general view of the city and the confluent, from the heights of Surville and the tablet (2 pics © 2013 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi) commemorating the bravery of the Emperor
- Montereau: equestrian statue of Napoleon , by Charles Pierre Victor Pajol, located near the confluent
- Montereau: statue of General Henri Gatien Bertrand erected in 2007
- Mormant: downtown and the road to Nangis
- Orvilliers
- The Les Pleux farm (combat of Mormant)
- Salins , where Marshal Victor made an untimely halt according to Napoleon
- Valjouan (combat of Mormant)
- Villeneuve-le-Comte [nowadays Villeneuve-les-Bordes]
MONTMIRAIL-MARCHAIS (11 February 1814)
GPS coordinates of the Greneaux farm at Marchais-en-Brie: 48.89562 N, 3.48089 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Bailly woods , where fierce fighting were held
- La Chaise farm
- Les Chouteaux farm
- The Courmont woods where several Russian squares were routed
- Fontenelle-en-Brie, north of the battlefield: the church
- The Grange-en-chart farm
- The Greneaux farm , where Napoléon slept after the battle
- The Haute-Epine: in this hamlet Napoléon settled his headquarters in the evening following the battle
- Marchais-en-Brie: the village , that was at the heart of the fighting
- Marchais-en-Brie: the church
- Marchais-en-Brie: the Cour d'Airain farm ,at the heart of the battle, and its tablet
- Marchais-en-Brie: the battlefield
- La Meulière
- Between Montcoupot and Le Tremblay, by the side of the road to Paris: memorial column erected in 1866 at the location where Napoleon stood during the battle
- Montmirail: general view and the castle where the Emperor took his breakfast in the morning before the battle
- The Plénois farm , at the right wing of the French positions
- The Prelle farm , between Fontenelle and the road to Paris
- Le Tremblay: view from the hamlet , where the confrontation was particularly violent, and memorial column to the Imperial army
MOUNT TABOR (16 April 1799)
- The Mount Tabor
PUŁTUSK (26 December 1806)
GPS coordinates of the Market Place in Pułtusk: 52.70479 N, 21.09304 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Mosin: the battlefield and a forest, north of the hamlet [the forest southeast of the later, where fierce fighting were held, no longer exists]
- Pułtusk: the house where Napoléon settled his HQ in the evening following the battle, at Market Place [Rynek] 29. The City Hall, at the other end of the place
- Pułtusk: the river Narew and an arm of the river crossing the city
- Pułtusk: the roads to Golymin , to Makow (proximal portion, which is no longer used , and its junction with the current road ), to Nasielsk and to Rozan
PYRAMIDS (21 July 1798)
GPS coordinates of the Pyramids of Giza : a good Napoleonic tourist, on site, must be able of finding these pyramids without the help of their coordinates!
- Giza: the pyramids
- Giza: the Sphinx
QUATRE-BRAS (16 June 1815)
Many thanks to Mr Dominique Timmermans (visit his website Association pour the Conservation of the Monuments Napoléoniens), who made us discover this battlefield.
GPS coordinates of the carrefour of the Quatre-Bras: 50.57142 N, 4.45326 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Frasnes and the southside of the battlefield
- The Gémioncourt farm , which saw heavy fighting
- The Grand-Pierrepont [Pierpont] farm , a bastion held by the Orange-Nassau regiment
- The Monument to the Belgians , and the battlefield seen from that location
- The Monument to the British and Hanovrian troops
- The Monument to the Dutch cavalry
- The Monument to Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , erected by the Brunswick State for the 75th anniversary, near the place where he was killed during the battle, and the bronze lion at its top
- The Petit-Pierrepont farm , that the French succeeded in taking, and the battlefield seen from that place
- The Quatre-Bras farm , the only building from the Napoleonic period still present today at the eponymous crossroads, which was held by the Allies.
REIMS (13 March 1814)
GPS coordinates of the Parc de la Cure d'Air at Tinqueux: 49.24675 N, 4.00848 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Mont-Saint-Pierre , on the heights of Tinqueux, and its memorial obelisk (3 pics © 2013 Floriane Grau)
- Reims: the City Hall and the Cathedral (© 2013 Floriane Grau)
- The Sainte-Geneviève hill [today Parc de la Cure d'air], from where the Emperor directed the fights and where he bivouacked the evening following the battle. The tablet honoring, there, the fallen "Marie-Louises" (youngest French soldiers) is unfortunately in a pitiful state, unworthy of the honor due to them.
- The river Vesle , between Fismes and Reims.
RIVOLI (14 and 15 January 1797)
GPS coordinates of the memorial monument: 45.58098 N, 10.82115 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Rivoli Veronese: the village
- Rivoli Veronese: the battlefield between the village and the Monte Baldo
- Rivoli Veronese: the memorial monument erected in 1807 and rebuilt in 1917-1918
LA ROTHIÈRE (1st February 1814)
GPS coordinates of the memorial monument: 48.34592 N, 4.55702 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Ajou woods near Chaumesnil
- The river Aube
- The forest of Beaulieu at Petit-Mesnil
- The Beauvoir farm near whom Marshal Marmont clashed with the Austrians
- Location of the former Beugné farm [which no longer exists]
- Bossancourt where Blücher's reserve was stationed
- Brienne-la-Vieille where Marshal Oudinot settled his troops before the battle
- La Chaise
- Chauménil [Chaumesnil]
- Dienville: the downtown and the bridge over the river Aube
- Eclance , at the right wing of the Allied positions
- La Gibrie [La Giberie]: the hamlet
- Juvenzé [Juvanzé]
- Lesmont: the wooden hall
- Morvilliers: the village and its surroundings
- Petit-Ménil [Petit-Mesnil]: the church and the cemetery
- La Rothière: the church and the memorial monument
- La Rothière: the battlefield
- Rosnay-l'Hôpital where Marshal Marmont had to withdraw behind the river Voire
- Woods and ponds around the road to Soulaines
- Trannes , at the left wing of Blücher's positions
- Unienville: the church and the bridge
ULM (17 October 1805)
GPS coordinates of the Cathedral (Münster) of Ulm: 48.39851 N, 9.99149 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Pfaffenhofen: the Aussere inn where Napoléon stayed
- Ulm: general view of the old town and the Cathedral (Münster)
- Ulm: the Michaelsberg and the Frauenberg , overlooking the city at the north side
VAUCHAMPS (14 February 1814)
GPS coordinates of the memorial column: 48.88122 N, 3.61538 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The forest of Beaumont , southwest of Vauchamps
- L'Échelle woods
- Fromentières , through which the Prussiens retreated towards Champaubert
- Janvilliers , where several Prussian squares were taken while retreating
- Serrechamp [Sarrechamps]
- Vauchamps: the village and the memorial column
- Vauchamps: the battlefield
VITORIA (21 June 1813)
GPS coordinates of the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in downtown Vitoria: 42.84653 N, 2.67331 W (External link, opens in a new window)
- Abechuco [Abetxuko] , conquered in the early afternoon by General Graham
- Aranguis , on the road to Bilbao, which was held by General Reille
- Arbulo , on the road to Pamplona, which saw the French disordered retreat
- Ariñiz , 8 kilometers west of Vitoria, and the surrounding hills
- Armentia , where were stationed two French divisions
- Arriaga: the church
- Betono , where the French Army of Portugal stopped the enemy's left wing for a while
- Durana: the village
- Gamarra Mayor , conquered towards 1 PM by General Graham
- Gamarra Menor: the hamlet and its church
- Gomercha [Gometxa] and its surroundings , left wing of General Drouet d'Erlon's corps
- Jundiz
- Margarita , right wing of General Drouet's corps
- The surroundings of Mendiguren
- Puebla , outpost of the French army
- Subijana de Alava , conquered by General Hill towards 8 AM
- Villodas: the village and its bridge , right end of the French positions
- Vitoria-Gasteiz: Plaza de la Virgen Blanca , and its memorial monument (2 pics © 2013 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi) celebrating the victory of General Wellington's troops
- The river Zadorra
- Zuazo: the village
WAGRAM (5 and 6 July 1809)
GPS coordinates of Archduke Charles' headquarters: 48.29568 N, 16.55793 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Aderklaa: the village , where fierce street fights happened
- Aderklaa: the battlefield around
- Aderklaa: chapel in memory of fallen soldiers, and column which celebrates the Saxons under General Bernadotte
- Baumersdorf [nowadays Parbarsdorf] , where General Oudinot failed on July 5 in front of General Hardegg's héroic resistance
- Bockfliess: the village
- The river Danube (© 2014 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi)
- Gerasdorf: the village and the heights overlooking it, west end of the battlefield
- Glinzendorf: the village , at the right wing of French positions, was held by Marshal Davout
- Groshofen , right wing of French positions on July 6
- Gross Engersdorf , north of Wagram, served as an ammunition park for the Austrians
- Gross Enzersdorf , left wing of French positions on July 6
- The Marchfeld plain
- Markgrafneusiedl: the tower (© 2014 Michèle Grau-Ghelardi), overlooking the village
- Pillichsdorf: the village , north of Wagram, and the mound upon whom Emperor Francis I. attended the battle
- Raschdorf [Raasdorf]: Napoleon's headquarters during the battle
- The Russbach creek
- Süssenbrunn , that General Oudinot attacked on July 6, at the head of a huge square of 8,000 men
- Ulrichskirchen: the castle , which served as a campaign hospital
- The plateau of Wagram , taken by Davout and Macdonald on July 6
- Wagram [Deutsch-Wagram]: the church and the memorial monument
- Wagram [Deutsch-Wagram]: the headquarters of Archduke Charles
- Wolkersdorf: the castle where stayed Emperor Francis before the battle
WATERLOO (18 June 1815)
GPS coordinates of La Haye Sainte farm: 50.67804 N, 4.41196 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- The Belle Alliance farm , where Wellington and Blücher met after the battle
- Braine l'Alleud: Saint-Etienne church , having served as a campaign hospital
- The Lion's Mound , topped by a cast-iron lion looking towards France , erected by the Dutch ten years after the battle
- The battlefield seen from the summit of the Lion's Mound
- The Chantelet farm , Marshal Ney's HQ during the night from 17 to 18
- The De Coster house . De Coster was Napoleon's local guide, and his house hosted the Emperor during Marshal Ney's cavalry charges
- Genappe: the street through which the French retreated in disorder, and the little bridge over the river Dyle , where Napoleon had to leave his berline
- Genappe: the church and the grave of General Duhesme
- La Haye-Sainte farm, seen from the road to Charleroi and from the summit of the Lion's Mound , and the field in front of it
- Hougoumont farm : south side , west side and inner courtyard
- Hougoumont farm : the English memorial monument
- Mont-Saint-Jean farm
- Memorial monuments: "The wounded Eagle" in memory of the "Last Square" of the Imperial troops, the Monument to the Belgians , the Monument to the Hanovrians , and the Victor Hugo column
- Papelotte farm , east of the battlefield
- Plancenoit: the village and the battlefield north of it
- Plancenoit: crest upon which Napoléon set up a great artillery battery
- Location of former Rossomme farm [which no longer exists] and a mound nearby, which served as an observation point to Napoleon on June 18 in the morning
- The Soignes forest, northeast of Waterloo
- Vieux-Genappe: the Caillou farm , Napoléon's headquarters the day before the battle, and bronze statue of the Emperor erected in 2002 in the adjacent garden
- Walhain: Marette farm where Marshal Grouchy, guest of the notary Höllert, heard the canonnade of the battle while savoring succulent Brabant strawberries
- Waterloo: Wellington's headquarters ; that city gave its name to the battle, although none fight occured there!
WAVRE (18 and 19 June 1815)
Many thanks to Mr Dominique Timmermans (visit his website Association pour the Conservation of the Monuments Napoléoniens), who made us discover this battlefield.
GPS coordinates of the Christ bridge in Wavre: 50.71476 N, 4.61057 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Bawette castle , north-northwest of Wavre, where stayed the Third Prussian Corps under Johann Adolf von Thielmann before the battle, and where Marshal Grouchy settled himself, the time to learn the news of the defeat of Waterloo and to decide to retreat
- Bierges: the mill and the monument to General Gérard , who was wounded near that place
- La Bourse farm , southwest of Bierges
- The river Dyle in Bierges
- Wavre: the Rue du Commerce, leading to Saint-Jean-Baptiste church , which still bears today stigmates of the fights, and the City Hall (Couvent des Carmes Chaussés until 1797)
- Wavre: the Christ bridge , having been subject to no less than thirteen assaults, the Christ whose side was perforated... by a projectile and the memorial tablet on the bridge
ZNAIM (10 and 11 July 1809)
GPS coordinates of Louka convent: 48.84056 N, 16.05792 E (External link, opens in a new window)
- Dobschitz
- Oblekovice
- The river Thaya
- Znaim [Znojmo]: downtown and the bridge over the river Thaya
- Znaim [Znojmo]: the Louka convent
- The plateau of Zuckerhandl [Suchohrdly]
- Zuckerhandl [Suchohrdly]: the cemetery