Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Mariano Arista

Battles of Mariano Arista

President of Mexico (1851–1853), 1802 to 1855

Mariano Arista is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1838 and 1846: 3 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Mexico (3), United States (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,592 km apart end to end, 318 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (3).

Battle of Santa Rita de MorelosBattle of VeracruzSiege of TampicoSiege of Fort TexasBattle of Palo AltoBattle of Resaca de la PalmaBattle of VeracruzSiege of TampicoSiege of Fort TexasBattle of Palo AltoBattle of Resaca de la PalmaGuadalajaraPueblaSan AntonioMéridaChihuahuaCancúnMazatlánLeónTorreónSan Luis Potosí1000 km23.808N, 98.508W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1838: 1 engagements1839: 1 engagements1840: 1 engagements1846: 3 engagements3 in 184618381846
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Veracruz, 1838Siege of Tampico, 1839Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos, 1840Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of Palo Alto, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 184618381846
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 November 1838Battle of VeracruzCastle of San Juan de Ulúa, MexicoFrench victory
26 May 1839Siege of TampicoTampico, Mexico384 km NWCentralist victory
24 March 1840Battle of Santa Rita de MorelosMexico748 km NWMexican victory
1846Siege of Fort TexasFort Brown, Texas, United States436 km SE
8 May 1846Battle of Palo AltoBrownsville, Texas, United States14 km NAmerican victory; Retreat of Mexican Army south to near the...
9 May 1846Battle of Resaca de la PalmaTexas, United States9 km SAmerican victory; Retreat of Mexican Army to south of the...

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.