Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Estanislao del Canto

Battles of Estanislao del Canto

Chilean general (1840–1923)

Estanislao del Canto is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1882 and 1891: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Chile (3), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,500 km apart end to end, 833 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Chilean Civil War of 1891 (3), War of the Pacific (1).

Battle of PucaráBattle of Pozo AlmonteBattle of ConcónBattle of PlacillaBattle of PucaráBattle of Pozo AlmonteBattle of ConcónBattle of PlacillaBuenos AiresLimaPorto AlegreBrasíliaCuritibaGoiâniaSanta CruzAsunciónLa PazCórdoba2000 km22.606S, 72.467W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1882: 1 engagements1891: 3 engagements3 in 189118821891
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Pucará, 1882Battle of Pozo Almonte, 1891Battle of Concón, 1891Battle of Placilla, 189118821891
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 February 1882Battle of Pucarápukara, ArgentinaPeruvian victory
1891Battle of Pozo AlmontePozo Almonte, Chile1,066 km SECongressionist victory
1891Battle of ConcónChile1,433 km SCongressist victory
1891Battle of PlacillaChile0 km NCongressionist 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, Memorial del Ejército de Chile, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.