Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Andrew Pickens

Battles of Andrew Pickens

Revolutionary War militia general in South Carolina (1739-1817)

Andrew Pickens is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1779 and 1781: 2 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 805 km apart end to end, 268 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (4).

Battle of Kettle CreekPyle's MassacreSiege of Ninety-SixSiege of AugustaBattle of Kettle CreekPyle's MassacreSiege of Ninety-SixSiege of AugustaAtlantaRaleighKnoxvilleColumbiaWilmingtonCharlotteGreensboroMyrtle BeachGreenvilleFayetteville200 km34.755N, 81.143W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1779: 1 engagements1781: 3 engagements3 in 178117791781
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kettle Creek, 1779Pyle's Massacre, 1781Siege of Ninety-Six, 1781Siege of Augusta, 178117791781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 February 1779Battle of Kettle CreekGeorgia, United StatesUnited States victory
25 February 1781Pyle's MassacreNorth Carolina, United States411 km NEAmerican victory
22 May 1781Siege of Ninety-SixNinety Six, South Carolina, United States318 km SWBritish victory
22 May 1781Siege of AugustaAugusta, Georgia, United States75 km SAmerican 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, blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.