Atlas of Battles

commander, 25 engagements

Battles of Douglas MacArthur

Battles of Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

Douglas MacArthur is recorded as a commander at 25 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1951: 25 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in South Korea (8), Papua New Guinea (6), Philippines (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 19,593 km apart end to end, 816 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (10), Pacific War (6), World War II (5).

New Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabHuon Peninsula campaignBougainville CampaignBattle of SioOperation DexterityBattle of HollandiaBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of DavaoBattle of TaeguBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of P'ohang-dongSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverBattle of Changjin ReservoirThird Battle of SeoulBattle of HoengsongThird Battle of WonjuOperation ThunderboltBattle of BataanBattle of TimorBattle of LeyteBattle of ManilaBattle of InchonBattle of BataanBattle of TimorBattle of LeyteBattle of ManilaBattle of InchonŌsakaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokChengduÜrümqiNew Delhi5000 km15.605N, 138.033E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1943: 7 engagements1944: 3 engagements1945: 2 engagements1950: 8 engagements8 in 19501951: 3 engagements19421951
25 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Bataan, 1942Battle of Timor, 1942New Georgia Campaign, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Huon Peninsula campaign, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 1943Battle of Sio, 1943Operation Dexterity, 1943Battle of Hollandia, 1944Battle of Leyte, 1944Battle of Ormoc Bay, 1944Battle of Manila, 1945Battle of Davao, 1945Battle of Taegu, 1950Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950Battle of Inchon, 1950Second Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Battle of Changjin Reservoir, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of Hoengsong, 1951Third Battle of Wonju, 1951Operation Thunderbolt, 195119421951
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 January 1942Battle of BataanBataan, PhilippinesJapanese victory; Followed by the Bataan Death March and...
19 February 1942Battle of TimorPortuguese Timor, Indonesia2,808 km SJapanese victory
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands3,701 km EAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea744 km NWAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1943Huon Peninsula campaignHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea90 km EAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea841 km EAllied victory
5 December 1943Battle of SioSio, Papua New Guinea855 km WAllied victory
1943Operation DexterityArawe, Papua New Guinea183 km EAllied victory
22 April 1944Battle of HollandiaIndonesia1,004 km NWAllied victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines2,311 km NWAllied victory
11 November 1944Battle of Ormoc BayOrmoc Bay, Philippines52 km SWAmerican victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines560 km NWAllied victory
1945Battle of DavaoPhilippines977 km SEAllied victory
1950Battle of TaeguDaegu, South Korea3,226 km NUnited Nations victory
4 August 1950Battle of Pusan PerimeterPusan Perimeter, South Korea110 km SEUnited Nations victory
5 August 1950Battle of P'ohang-dongPohang, South Korea108 km NUnited Nations victory
15 September 1950Battle of InchonIncheon, South Korea294 km NWUnited Nations victory; Beginning of the North Korean...
1950Second Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea35 km EUnited Nations victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea259 km NChinese victory
27 November 1950Battle of Changjin ReservoirChangjin Reservoir, North Korea141 km NESee § Aftermath
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea312 km SDPRK/Chinese victory
1951Battle of HoengsongHoengseong County, South Korea90 km EChinese victory
18 February 1951Third Battle of WonjuWonju, South Korea35 km EUnited Nations victory
20 February 1951Operation ThunderboltHan River, North Korea196 km WUnited Nations 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, Photographer not credited., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.