Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Nathanael Greene

Battles of Nathanael Greene

American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)

Nathanael Greene is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1776 and 1781: 8 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,083 km apart end to end, 260 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (9).

Battle of Rhode IslandBattle of Hobkirk's HillSiege of Ninety-SixBattle of Eutaw SpringsBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of Fort WashingtonBattle of TrentonBattle of BrandywineBattle of Guilford Court HouseBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of Fort WashingtonBattle of TrentonBattle of BrandywineBattle of Guilford Court HouseAtlantaBostonDetroitClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleBaltimore500 km37.502N, 76.644W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1776: 3 engagements1777: 1 engagements1778: 1 engagements1781: 4 engagements4 in 178117761781
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776Battle of Fort Washington, 1776Battle of Trenton, 1776Battle of Brandywine, 1777Battle of Rhode Island, 1778Battle of Guilford Court House, 1781Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 1781Siege of Ninety-Six, 1781Battle of Eutaw Springs, 178117761781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 September 1776Battle of Harlem HeightsNew York City, New York, United StatesAmerican victory
16 November 1776Battle of Fort WashingtonNew York City, New York, United States5 km NEBritish victory
26 December 1776Battle of TrentonTrenton, New Jersey, United States99 km SWAmerican victory
11 September 1777Battle of BrandywineChadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States81 km SWBritish victory
29 August 1778Battle of Rhode IslandAquidneck Island, Rhode Island, United States412 km NEInconclusive
15 March 1781Battle of Guilford Court HouseMartinsville, North Carolina, United States959 km SWBritish victory (see Aftermath)
25 April 1781Battle of Hobkirk's HillCamden, South Carolina, United States218 km SBritish victory
22 May 1781Siege of Ninety-SixNinety Six, South Carolina, United States131 km WBritish victory
8 September 1781Battle of Eutaw SpringsEutawville, South Carolina, United States179 km SESee Aftermath

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, Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.