Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Hobart R. Gay

Battles of Hobart R. Gay

United States Army general (1894-1983)

Hobart R. Gay is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1950: 5 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (3), North Korea (1), People's Republic of China (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 544 km apart end to end, 136 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (5).

Battle of Ka-sanBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of YongdongBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Battle of UnsanBattle of Ka-sanBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of YongdongBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Battle of UnsanSeoulIncheonDaejeonSinuijuNampoSuwonHamhungWeihaiGoyangJeonju200 km38.005N, 127.160E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 5 engagements5 in 195019501950
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ka-san, 1950Battle of Tabu-dong, 1950Battle of Yongdong, 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 1950Battle of Unsan, 195019501950
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1950Battle of Ka-sanSouth KoreaUnited Nations victory
1950Battle of Tabu-dongSouth Korea6 km WUnited Nations victory
1950Battle of YongdongYeongdong County, South Korea68 km WNorth Korean victory
20 October 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950)Pyongyang, North Korea364 km NWUnited Nations victory
25 October 1950Battle of UnsanUnsan County, People's Republic of China106 km NChinese and North Korean victory, retreat of UN forces.

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, Original uploader was Nobunaga24 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.