Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of George Crook

Battles of George Crook

United States Army general during American Civil War and Indian Wars (1828–1890)

George Crook is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1876: 15 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,848 km apart end to end, 561 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (8), Great Sioux War of 1876 (3).

Battle of LewisburgBattle of Farmington, TennesseeBattle of BerryvilleBattle of Amelia SpringsBattle of Cumberland ChurchBattle of Owyhee RiverBattle of Steen's MountainBattle of Infernal CavernsBattle of Slim ButtesBattle of Prairie Dog CreekBattle of Cloyd's MountainSecond Battle of KernstownBattle of OpequonBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of the RosebudBattle of Cloyd's MountainSecond Battle of KernstownBattle of the RosebudChicagoTorontoAtlantaHoustonSan FranciscoVancouverDenverDallasDetroitPhoenix1000 km40.522N, 99.287W
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 5 engagements5 in 18641865: 2 engagements1866: 1 engagements1867: 2 engagements1876: 3 engagements18621876
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lewisburg, 1862Battle of Farmington, Tennessee, 1863Battle of Berryville, 1864Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, 1864Second Battle of Kernstown, 1864Battle of Opequon, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864Battle of Amelia Springs, 1865Battle of Cumberland Church, 1865Battle of Owyhee River, 1866Battle of Steen's Mountain, 1867Battle of Infernal Caverns, 1867Battle of Slim Buttes, 1876Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, 1876Battle of the Rosebud, 187618621876
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 May 1862Battle of LewisburgLewisburg, West Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
1863Battle of Farmington, TennesseeTennessee, United States614 km SWUnion victory
1864Battle of BerryvilleClarke County, Virginia, United States871 km NEInconclusive
9 May 1864Battle of Cloyd's MountainPulaski County, Virginia, United States324 km SWUnion victory
24 July 1864Second Battle of KernstownFrederick County, Virginia, United States310 km NEConfederate victory
19 September 1864Battle of OpequonFrederick County, Virginia, United States8 km NEUnion victory
19 October 1864Battle of Cedar CreekFrederick County, Virginia, United States25 km SWUnion victory
5 April 1865Battle of Amelia SpringsAmelia County, Virginia, United States188 km SInconclusive
7 April 1865Battle of Cumberland ChurchCumberland County, Virginia, United States27 km WConfederate victory
1866Battle of Owyhee RiverOregon, United States3,360 km NWU.S. victory
1867Battle of Steen's MountainOregon, United States51 km SU.S. victory
1867Battle of Infernal CavernsCalifornia, United States280 km SWU.S. victory
1876Battle of Slim ButtesGreat Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, United States1,484 km NEUnited States victory
9 June 1876Battle of Prairie Dog CreekBig Horn County, Montana, United States275 km WAmerican victory
17 June 1876Battle of the RosebudBig Horn County, Montana, United States30 km WLakota and Cheyenne 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, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.