Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

Battles of Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

United States Army general (1934–2012)

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas in 1991: 8 battles and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Iraq (7), United Arab Emirates (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,215 km apart end to end, 152 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gulf War (9).

Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of BubiyanBattle of 73 EastingBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of RumailaBattle of BubiyanBattle of 73 EastingBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of RumailaKuwait CityShirazManamaBandar-e BushehrDammamAn NasiriyahBuraydahHafar al BatinAl JubaylFasa500 km28.349N, 48.675E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1991: 9 engagements9 in 199119911991
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119911991
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1991Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimPersian Gulf, United Arab EmiratesCoalition victory
1991Battle of BubiyanPersian Gulf0 km NCoalition victory; Iraqi Navy destroyed
15 February 1991Battle of Wadi Al-BatinIraq643 km NWIraqi victory
26 February 1991Battle of 73 EastingIraq43 km NCoalition victory
26 February 1991Battle of Al BusayyahAl Muthanna Governorate, Iraq80 km NWU.S. victory
26 February 1991Battle of Phase Line BulletIraq78 km EIraqi victory
1991Battle of NorfolkAl Muthanna Governorate, Iraq151 km WCoalition victory
27 February 1991Battle of Medina RidgeBasra, Iraq152 km EAmerican victory
2 March 1991Battle of RumailaLake Hammar, Iraq69 km NEAmerican 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, Russell Roederer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.