Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of lieutenant

military rank in many armies

lieutenant is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1798 and 1972: 6 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in South Africa (2), Ireland (1), Cameroon (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 20,190 km apart end to end, 4,038 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Irish Rebellion of 1798 (1), Anglo-Zulu War (1), First Boer War (1).

Battle of LenadoonBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Rorke's DriftBattle of ElandsfonteinBattle of KusseriBattle of TepeBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Rorke's DriftBattle of ElandsfonteinBattle of KusseriBattle of TepeBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km13.109N, 11.985E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1790s: 1 engagements1870s: 1 engagements1880s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements2 in 1910s1970s: 1 engagements1790s1970s
6 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Enniscorthy, 1798Battle of Rorke's Drift, 1879Battle of Elandsfontein, 1881Battle of Kusseri, 1914Battle of Tepe, 1914Battle of Lenadoon, 197217981972
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 May 1798Battle of EnniscorthyEnniscorthy, IrelandIrish rebel victory; British abandon Enniscorthy.
22 January 1879Battle of Rorke's DriftRorke's Drift, South Africa9,686 km SEBritish victory
16 January 1881Battle of ElandsfonteinPretoria, South Africa382 km NWBoer victory
August 1914Battle of KusseriKousséri, Cameroon4,436 km NFrench victory
25 August 1914Battle of TepeNigeria386 km SWBritish victory
9 July 1972Battle of LenadoonUnited Kingdom5,300 km NIndecisive; End between Provisional IRA & British Army...

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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.