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, under the great arches (24 on each of the four pillars).
  • The names of 32 battles are engraved on the inner façades, 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, under the small arches, four low reliefs list the names of 16 battles (6 on the low relief of the northern pillar, 4 on the low reliefs of the eastern and southern pillars, 2 on the low relief of the western pillar).
  • On the outer façades, five 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 on the Arc de Triomphe.

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