Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Gunichi Mikawa

Battles of Gunichi Mikawa

Japanese admiral (1888–1981)

Gunichi Mikawa is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1943: 4 battles and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Solomon Islands (3), Papua New Guinea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,032 km apart end to end, 1,008 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (2), Pacific War (2), South West Pacific theater of World War II (1).

Battle of Savo IslandBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of Milne BayNaval Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of the Bismarck SeaBattle of Savo IslandBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of Milne BayNaval Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of the Bismarck SeaHoniara500 km8.785S, 155.492E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 4 engagements4 in 19421943: 1 engagements19421943
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Savo Island, 1942Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 1942Battle of Milne Bay, 1942Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 194319421943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of Savo IslandSavo Island, Solomon IslandsJapanese victory
24 August 1942Battle of the Eastern SolomonsSolomon Islands331 km EAmerican victory
25 August 1942Battle of Milne BayMilne Bay, Papua New Guinea1,362 km WAllied victory
13 November 1942Naval Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands1,039 km EAmerican victory
2 March 1943Battle of the Bismarck SeaVitiaz Strait1,299 km WAllied 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.