Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of John S. Marmaduke

Battles of John S. Marmaduke

25th governor of Missouri (1833 to 1887)

John S. Marmaduke is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1864: 16 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,963 km apart end to end, 198 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (14), Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War (2).

Battle of Chalk BluffBattle of HartvilleBattle of Cape GirardeauBattle of Brownsville, ArkansasBattle of Bayou MetoBattle of Bayou FourcheBattle of Pine BluffBattle of Elkin's FerryBattle of Poison SpringBattle of Byram's FordBattle of Mine CreekBattle of BoonvilleBattle of Cane HillSecond Battle of SpringfieldBattle of Fort DavidsonBattle of Marais des CygnesBattle of BoonvilleBattle of Cane HillSecond Battle of SpringfieldBattle of Fort DavidsonBattle of Marais des CygnesSt. LouisMemphisNashvilleOklahoma CityKansas CityTulsaTopekaBirminghamLouisvilleWichita500 km36.330N, 92.137W
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 1 engagements1863: 8 engagements8 in 18631864: 6 engagements18611864
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Boonville, 1861Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Chalk Bluff, 1863Second Battle of Springfield, 1863Battle of Hartville, 1863Battle of Cape Girardeau, 1863Battle of Brownsville, Arkansas, 1863Battle of Bayou Meto, 1863Battle of Bayou Fourche, 1863Battle of Pine Bluff, 1863Battle of Elkin's Ferry, 1864Battle of Poison Spring, 1864Battle of Fort Davidson, 1864Battle of Byram's Ford, 1864Battle of Marais des Cygnes, 1864Battle of Mine Creek, 186418611864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 June 1861Battle of BoonvilleBoonville, Missouri, United StatesUnion victory
28 November 1862Battle of Cane HillCane Hill Battlefield, Arkansas, United States372 km SWInconclusive
1863Battle of Chalk BluffDunklin County, Arkansas, United States386 km EConfederate pyrrhic victory
8 January 1863Second Battle of SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri, United States291 km WUnion victory
9 January 1863Battle of HartvilleWright County, Missouri, United States70 km EConfederate victory; Confederates are victorious, but...
26 April 1863Battle of Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States262 km EStrategic (Union) victory
25 August 1863Battle of Brownsville, ArkansasLonoke County, Arkansas, United States348 km SWUnion victory
27 August 1863Battle of Bayou MetoPulaski County, Arkansas, United States22 km WConfederate victory
10 September 1863Battle of Bayou FourchePulaski County, Arkansas, United States15 km SWUnion victory
25 October 1863Battle of Pine BluffJefferson County, Arkansas, United States58 km SUnion victory
1864Battle of Elkin's FerryClark County, Arkansas, United States129 km WUnion victory
18 April 1864Battle of Poison SpringOuachita County, Arkansas, United States46 km SEConfederate victory
27 September 1864Battle of Fort DavidsonIron County, Missouri, United States492 km NEUnion victory
22 October 1864Battle of Byram's FordJackson County, Missouri, United States373 km NWUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Marais des CygnesLinn County, Kansas, United States86 km SUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Mine CreekLinn County, Kansas, United States13 km SUnion 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, C. D. Fredericks and Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.