title: Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
text: # 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 | |
  