Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
# Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe

The following is a list of the 158 battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 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
* Small arches
* Attic
* Low reliefs

## Great arches

* Northern pillar.
* Eastern pillar.
* Southern pillar.
* Western pillar.

| Northern pillar | Eastern pillar | Southern pillar | Western pillar |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 | $S^T$ 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

* Northern pillar.
* Eastern pillar.
* Southern pillar.
* Western pillar.
* Northern pillar (left column).
* Northern pillar (left and right columns).

| Left column | Right column |
| - | - |
| DIERSHEIM | YPRES |
| DUSSELDORF | LUXEMBOURG |
| GRAND PORT | BRESLAW |
| M.JAROSLAWIETZ | BERG-OP-ZOOM |

* Eastern pillar (left column).
* Eastern pillar (right column).

| Left column | Right column |
| - | - |
| JAFFA | GRATZ |
| PESCHIERA | C. DE SPRIMONT |
| CAIRE | GEISBERG |
| CAPRÉE | CHAMPAUBERT |

* Southern pillar (left and right columns).
* Southern pillar (right column).

| Left column | Right column |
| - | - |
| ADIGE | NAPLES |
| MONTAGNE NOIRE | PLAISANCE |
| POZZOLO | MADRID |
| LA PIAVE | MEQUINENZA |

* Western pillar (left column).
* Western pillar (left and right columns).

| Left column | Right column |
| - | - |
| ROSES | TOULOUSE |
| ASTORGA | M. DEL RIOSECO |
| GIRONE | OPORTO |
| OLIVENZA | FUENTE D'OŨORO |

## Attic

* Southern façade of the attic (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): Battle of Valmy – Battle of Alkmaer.
* Western façade of the attic (Avenue de Wagram): Battle of Zurich – Battle of Hohenlinden.
* Northern façade of the attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée): Battle of Ulm – Battle of Dresden.
* Eastern façade of the attic (Avenue Kléber): Battle of Hanau – Battle of Ligny.
* 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).
* 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

### Inner low reliefs

* 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 (southern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the South.
* Inner low relief (western pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the West.

| 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

* Left outer low relief (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): The Battle of Abukir.
* Outer low relief (Avenue de Wagram): The Battle of Austerlitz.
* 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.
* Outer low relief (Avenue Kléber): The Battle of Jemappes.

| | Avenue des Champs-Élysées | |
| - | - | - |
| ABOUKIR | | MARCEAU |
| | Avenue de Wagram | |
| | AUSTERLITZ | |
| | Avenue de la Grande Armée | |
| ALEXANDRIE | | ARCOLE |
| | Avenue Kléber | |
| | JEMMAPES | |
