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The following is a list of the 158 battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris,[1][2] which were fought by the French First Republic and the First French Empire between 1792 and 1815:

  • The names of 96 battles are engraved on the inner façades of the monument, under the great arches (24 on each of the four pillars).
  • The names of 32 battles are engraved on the inner façades of the monument, under the small arches (8 on each of the four pillars).
  • The names of 30 battles are engraved on the attic (11 on each of the long façades and 4 on each of the short ones).

Additionally, some of these battles are represented in low relief on the inner and outer façades of the monument:

  • On the inner façades of the monument, under the small arches, four low reliefs list the names of 16 battles (6 on the low relief on the northern pillar, 4 on the low reliefs on the eastern and southern pillars, 2 on the low relief on the western pillar).
  • On the outer façades of the monument, 5 battles are represented in low relief (2 on the northern façade facing the Avenue de la Grande Armée, 1 on each of the other façades).

Related list: Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

Great arches

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  • Northern pillar.
    Northern pillar.
  • Eastern pillar.
    Eastern pillar.
  • Southern pillar.
    Southern pillar.
  • Western pillar.
    Western pillar.


List of battles engraved under the great arches of the monument.


The names of the 96 battles inscribed under the great arches
Northern pillar Eastern pillar Southern pillar Western pillar
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LILLE WERTINGEN LOANO LE BASTAN
HONDSCHOOTTE GUNTZBOURG MILLESIMO LE BOULOU
WATTIGNIES ELCHINGEN DEGO BURGOS
ARLON DIERNSTEIN MONDOVI ESPINOSA
COURTRAI HOLLABRUNN ROVEREDO TUDELA
TOURCOING SAALFELD BASSANO UCLEZ
WEISSEMBOURG HALLE ST GEORGES LA COROGNE
• • • •
MAESTRICHT PRENTZLOW MANTOUE SARRAGOSSE
ALDENHOVEN LUBECK TAGLIAMENTO VALLS
LANDAU PULTUSK SEDIMAN MEDELLIN
NEUWIED EYLAU MONT THABOR MARIA-BELCHITE
RASTADT OSTROLENKA CHEBREISSE ALMONACID
ETLINGEN DANTZIG BASSIGNANO OCANA
NERESHEIM HEILSBERG SAN GIULIANO ALBA DE TORMÈS
BAMBERG LANDSHUT DIETIKON VIQUE
AMBERG ECKMULH MUTTA THAL LERIDA
FRIEDBERG RATISBONNE GENES CIUDAD-RODRIGO
• • • •
BIBERACH RAAB LE VAR ALMEIDA
ALTENKIRCHEN MOHILEW MONTEBELLO TORTOSE
SCHLIENGEN SMOLENSKO LE MINCIO GEBORA
KEHL VALONTINA CALDIERO BADAJOZ
ENGEN POLOTZK CASTEL FRANCO TARRAGONE
MOESKIRCH KRASNOÉ RAGUSE SAGONTE
HOCHSTETT WURSCHEN GAETE VALENCE
• • • •

Small arches

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  • Northern pillar.
    Northern pillar.
  • Eastern pillar.
    Eastern pillar.
  • Southern pillar.
    Southern pillar.
  • Western pillar.
    Western pillar.


The battles of Diersheim, Düsseldorf, Grand Port and Maloyaroslavets engraved under one of the small arches of the monument (inner façade of the northern pillar, left column).


  • Northern pillar (left column).
    Northern pillar (left column).
  • Northern pillar (left and right columns).
    Northern pillar (left and right columns).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the northern pillar
Left column Right column
• •
DIERSHEIM YPRES
DUSSELDORF LUXEMBOURG
GRAND PORT BRESLAW
M.JAROSLAWIETZ BERG-OP-ZOOM
• •


  • Eastern pillar (left column).
    Eastern pillar (left column).
  • Eastern pillar (right column).
    Eastern pillar (right column).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the eastern pillar
Left column Right column
• •
JAFFA GRATZ
PESCHIERA C. DE SPRIMONT
CAIRE GEISBERG
CAPRÉE CHAMPAUBERT
• •


  • Southern pillar (left and right columns).
    Southern pillar (left and right columns).
  • Southern pillar (right column).
    Southern pillar (right column).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the southern pillar
Left column Right column
• •
ADIGE NAPLES
MONTAGNE NOIRE PLAISANCE
POZZOLO MADRID
LA PIAVE MEQUINENZA
• •


  • Western pillar (left column).
    Western pillar (left column).
  • Western pillar (left and right columns).
    Western pillar (left and right columns).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the western pillar
Left column Right column
• •
ROSES TOULOUSE
ASTORGA M. DEL RIOSECO
GIRONE OPORTO
OLIVENZA FUENTE D'OŨORO
• •

Attic

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List of battles engraved on the attic of the monument.


  • Attic shield (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
    Attic shield (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
  • Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
    Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
  • Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
    Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
  • Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
    Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
The names of the 30 battles inscribed on the shields of the attic
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
VALMY ・ JEMMAPES ・ FLEURUS ・ MONTENOTTE ・ LODI ・ CASTIGLIONE ・ ARCOLE ・ RIVOLI ・ LES PYRAMIDES ・ ABOUKIR ・ ALKMAER
Avenue de Wagram
ZURICH ・ HELIOPOLIS ・ MARENGO ・ HOHENLINDEN
Avenue de la Grande Armée
ULM ・ AUSTERLITZ ・ IENA ・ FRIEDLAND ・ SOMO SIERRA ・ ESLING ・ WAGRAM ・ MOSKOWA ・ LUTZEN ・ BAUTZEN ・ DRESDE
Avenue Kléber
HANAU ・ MONTMIRAIL ・ MONTEREAU ・ LIGNY

Low reliefs

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Inner low reliefs

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  • Inner low relief (northern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the North.
    Inner low relief (northern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the North.
  • Inner low relief (eastern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the East.
    Inner low relief (eastern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the East.
  • Inner low relief (southern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the South.
    Inner low relief (southern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the South.
  • Inner low relief (western pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the West.
    Inner low relief (western pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the West.


Tablet bearing the names of the battles of Alexandria, the Pyramids, Abukir and Heliopolis, carved in the low relief representing the Attributes of the Victories of the East (inner façade of the eastern pillar).


The names of the 16 battles inscribed on the tablets of the inner low reliefs
Northern pillar Eastern pillar Southern pillar Western pillar
AUSTERLITZ ALEXANDRIE MARENGO JEMMAPES
IENA PYRAMIDES RIVOLI FLEURUS
FRIEDLAND ABOUKIR ARCOLE
ULM HELIOPOLIS LODI
WAGRAM
EYLAU

Outer low reliefs

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  • Left outer low relief (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): The Battle of Abukir.
    Left outer low relief (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): The Battle of Abukir.
  • Outer low relief (Avenue de Wagram): The Battle of Austerlitz.
    Outer low relief (Avenue de Wagram): The Battle of Austerlitz.
  • Left outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Capture of Alexandria.
    Left outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Capture of Alexandria.
  • Right outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge.
    Right outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge.
  • Outer low relief (Avenue Kléber): The Battle of Jemappes.
    Outer low relief (Avenue Kléber): The Battle of Jemappes.


Outer low reliefs, representing The Capture of Alexandria (left) and The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge (right), on the northern façade of the monument (avenue de la Grande Armée).


The names of the 5 battles represented in low relief on the outer façades
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
ABOUKIR MARCEAU[3]
Avenue de Wagram
AUSTERLITZ
Avenue de la Grande Armée
ALEXANDRIE ARCOLE
Avenue Kléber
JEMMAPES

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Battles on the Arc de Triomphe.
  2. ^ Inscriptions on the Arc de Triomphe.
  3. ^ The low relief on the right (facing the Avenue des Champs-Élysées) does not represent a battle, but the funeral of General Marceau.

Further reading

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inscriptions on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
  • Jensen, Nathan D. (2012). "FrenchEmpire.net: 1789–1815 military history". Arcdetriomphe.info. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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