Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of George Pocock

Battles of George Pocock

Royal Navy admiral (1706-1792)

George Pocock is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1758 and 1762: 1 siege and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in France (3), Cuba (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,904 km apart end to end, 5,301 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Seven Years' War (3), Anglo-Spanish War (1).

Battle of CuddaloreBattle of NegapatamBattle of PondicherryBattle of HavanaBattle of CuddaloreBattle of HavanaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaÜrümqiBerlin5000 km16.932N, 1.271W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1758: 2 engagements2 in 17581759: 1 engagements1762: 1 engagements17581762
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cuddalore, 1758Battle of Negapatam, 1758Battle of Pondicherry, 1759Battle of Havana, 176217581762
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 April 1758Battle of CuddalorePondicherry, FranceInconclusive
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamBay of Bengal, France110 km SInconclusive
10 September 1759Battle of PondicherryPondicherry, France130 km NInconclusive
6 June 1762Battle of HavanaHavana, Cuba15,665 km NWBritish 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, After Thomas Hudson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.