Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Scarface Charley

Battles of Scarface Charley

warrior and chief of the Modoc tribe, 1851 to 1896

Scarface Charley is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1872 and 1873: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 47 km apart end to end, 12 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Modoc War (5).

Battle of Lost RiverFirst Battle of the StrongholdSecond Battle of the StrongholdBattle of Sand ButteBattle of Dry LakeBattle of Lost RiverFirst Battle of the StrongholdSecond Battle of the StrongholdBattle of Sand ButteBattle of Dry LakeEurekaMedfordKlamath FallsReddingGrants PassRoseburgCrescent CityMt. Shasta200 km41.848N, 121.417W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1872: 1 engagements1873: 4 engagements4 in 187318721873
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lost River, 1872First Battle of the Stronghold, 1873Second Battle of the Stronghold, 1873Battle of Sand Butte, 1873Battle of Dry Lake, 187318721873
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
29 November 1872Battle of Lost RiverLost River, California, United StatesMarginal United States victory
17 January 1873First Battle of the StrongholdTulelake, California, United States10 km SDecisive Modoc victory
15 April 1873Second Battle of the StrongholdCaptain Jack's Stronghold, California, United States10 km SU.S. victory
26 April 1873Battle of Sand ButteCalifornia, United States7 km SModoc victory
10 May 1873Battle of Dry LakeLava Beds National Monument, California, United States20 km EUnited 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.