Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Mangas Coloradas

Native American tribal chief, 1797 to 1863

Mangas Coloradas is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1851 and 1862: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (5), Mexico (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 715 km apart end to end, 143 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4), Apache Wars (2).

Battle at Pozo HediondoBattle of the Mimbres RiverBattle of Cookes CanyonBattle of the Florida MountainsBattle of Pinos AltosBattle of Apache PassBattle of the Mimbres RiverBattle of Cookes CanyonBattle of the Florida MountainsBattle of Pinos AltosBattle of Apache PassTucsonEl PasoNogalesAlamogordoDouglasCaborcaNuevo Casas GrandesCananeaVilla AhumadaWillcox200 km31.350N, 109.286W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1851: 1 engagements1860: 1 engagements1861: 3 engagements3 in 18611862: 1 engagements18511862
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle at Pozo Hediondo, 1851Battle of the Mimbres River, 1860Battle of Cookes Canyon, 1861Battle of the Florida Mountains, 1861Battle of Pinos Altos, 1861Battle of Apache Pass, 186218511862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1851Battle at Pozo HediondoMexicoIndesicive
1860Battle of the Mimbres RiverMimbres River, New Mexico, United States416 km NEUnited States Victory
August 1861Battle of Cookes CanyonCookes Range, New Mexico, United States22 km N
August 1861Battle of the Florida MountainsFlorida Mountains, New Mexico, United States37 km SConfederate victory
27 September 1861Battle of Pinos AltosPinos Altos, New Mexico, United States100 km NWConfederate victory
16 July 1862Battle of Apache PassApache Pass, Arizona, United States140 km SWUnited States 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.