During which war did Napoleon Bonaparte, while a commander in the field, engage in the most battles?

During the War of the First Coalition (1792 – 1797), Napoleon Bonaparte commanded French forces in 24 battles (winning all but two), the most of any war during the various conflicts that were collectively termed the “French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars”. Napoleon would directly command in 81 battles during his career, suffering defeat in 11 of those 81 battles.

Napoleon’s first battle as a commander, the Siege of Toulon in 1793, he served as commander of artillery. His plan to position artillery on a hill was able to force the Anglo-Spanish forces to withdraw. This victory brought fame and promotion to brigadier general for Napoleon, at the young age of 24. Most battles he commanded over during the War of the First Coalition took place in Hapsburg-controlled northern Italy.

Most of Napoleon’s defeats would occur towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars, particularly after the invasion of Russia in 1812, when in the aftermath of the invasion when 120,000 men of the Grand Army left Russia from a beginning strength of more than 450,000. At the end of the War of the Sixth Coalition, Napoleon abdicated and was briefly exiled to Elba, escaped and during the “Hundred Days” attempted to retake control of France, then was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and was exiled again to Saint Helena’s, where he would die in 1821, aged 51.