battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Matewan
Battle of Matewan was a battle fought on 19 May 1920 at Matewan, in what is now West Virginia, United States. It was part of the West Virginia coal wars, which ran from 1897 to 1921.
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Record
| Date | 19 May 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Matewan, West Virginia, United States 37.623N, 82.166W | |
| Part of | West Virginia coal wars (1897 to 1921) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Grapevine Creek 1888, 6.6 km
- Battle of Blair Mountain 1921, 30 km
- Battle of Middle Creek 1862, 57 km
- Battle of Salyersville 1864, 82 km
- First Battle of Saltville 1864, 90 km
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Battle of Maysalun Syria
- Kyiv offensive Ukraine
- Battle of the Niemen River Belarus
- Battle of Komarów Poland
Battle of Matewan is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (35 in West Virginia).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087283, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Matewan, revision 1379976084, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.