Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Major

military rank (OF-3)

Major is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1649 and 1974: 12 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 11 present-day countries, most in Indonesia (4), Cameroon (2), Ireland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 79,685 km apart end to end, 5,692 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Java War of 1825-1830 (2), Irish Confederate Wars (1), World War II (1).

Battle of ArklowBattle of KroyaBattle of NanggulonFirst Battle of GaruaBattle of JambelíBattle of Pantoja and RocafuerteBattle of KotabaruSiege of SkarduSiege of SurakartaBattle of Agios DometiosBattle of KoussériBattle of Wadi MarsitOperation CowboyBattle of Elephant PointValley of TearsBattle of KoussériBattle of Wadi MarsitOperation CowboyBattle of Elephant PointValley of TearsManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridAtlanta5000 km22.504N, 15.438E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1640s: 1 engagements1820s: 2 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1940s: 7 engagements7 in 1940s1970s: 2 engagements1640s1970s
15 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Arklow, 1649Battle of Kroya, 1828Battle of Nanggulon, 1828Battle of Kousséri, 1900First Battle of Garua, 1914Battle of Wadi Marsit, 1915Battle of Jambelí, 1941Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte, 1941Operation Cowboy, 1945Battle of Elephant Point, 1945Battle of Kotabaru, 1945Siege of Skardu, 1947Siege of Surakarta, 1949Valley of Tears, 1973Battle of Agios Dometios, 197416491974
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
November 1649Battle of ArklowArklow, IrelandCommonwealth victory
1828Battle of KroyaIndonesia12,374 km ERebel victory
28 December 1828Battle of NanggulonKulon Progo, Indonesia108 km EDutch victory
22 April 1900Battle of KoussériKousséri, Cameroon10,746 km WFrench victory
29 August 1914First Battle of GaruaGaroua, Cameroon356 km SWGerman victory
1915Battle of Wadi MarsitLibya2,515 km NSenussi victory
1941Battle of JambelíCanal de Jambelí, Ecuador10,343 km WPeruvian victory; Blockade of the Ecuadorian coast by the...
11 August 1941Battle of Pantoja and RocafuerteTorres Causana District, Peru573 km EPeruvian victory
28 April 1945Operation CowboyHostouň, Czech Republic9,941 km NEAllied success; Many POWs freed
1 May 1945Battle of Elephant PointMyanmar8,164 km EAllied victory
1945Battle of KotabaruIndonesia3,107 km SEIndonesian victory
November 1947Siege of SkarduSkardu, Pakistan6,018 km NWPakistani victory
7 August 1949Siege of SurakartaSurakarta, Indonesia6,026 km SEDutch victory; Further strengthening Indonesian bargaining...
9 October 1973Valley of TearsGolan Heights, Israel9,097 km NWIsraeli victory
14 August 1974Battle of Agios DometiosAgios Dometios, Cyprus318 km NWGreek 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.