Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Alexander Vandegrift

Battles of Alexander Vandegrift

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps (1887–1973)

Alexander Vandegrift is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1943: 9 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Solomon Islands (6), Papua New Guinea (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,585 km apart end to end, 198 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (8), South West Pacific theater of World War II (1).

Actions along the MatanikauKoli Point actionOperation CartwheelLandings at Cape TorokinaBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoBattle of the TenaruBattle of Edson's RidgeBattle for Henderson FieldBougainville CampaignBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoBattle of the TenaruBattle of Edson's RidgeBattle for Henderson FieldBougainville CampaignRabaulKietaGizoSohanoHoskinsKimbe500 km6.823S, 156.261E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 6 engagements6 in 19421943: 3 engagements19421943
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo, 1942Battle of the Tenaru, 1942Battle of Edson's Ridge, 1942Actions along the Matanikau, 1942Battle for Henderson Field, 1942Koli Point action, 1942Operation Cartwheel, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 1943Landings at Cape Torokina, 194319421943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 August 1942Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoTulagi, Solomon IslandsAllied victory
21 August 1942Battle of the TenaruGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands36 km SAllied victory
12 September 1942Battle of Edson's RidgeGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands3 km SWAllied victory
23 September 1942Actions along the MatanikauGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands33 km ESeptember action: Japanese victory; October action...
23 October 1942Battle for Henderson FieldGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands33 km WAmerican victory
3 November 1942Koli Point actionGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands13 km EAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea1,058 km NWAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea382 km SEAllied victory
3 November 1943Landings at Cape TorokinaBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea25 km SAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, US gov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.