Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet

Battles of Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet

British Royal Navy officer (1772–1853)

Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1813 and 1815: 6 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,560 km apart end to end, 312 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of 1812 (6).

Second Battle of St. MichaelsRaid on Havre de GraceBattle of Craney IslandBattle of St. MichaelsBattle of BladensburgBattle of Fort PeterRaid on Havre de GraceBattle of Craney IslandBattle of St. MichaelsBattle of BladensburgBattle of Fort PeterAtlantaPhiladelphiaSt. LouisNew OrleansPittsburghCincinnatiRaleighMemphisNashvilleJackson500 km35.149N, 78.801W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1813: 4 engagements4 in 18131814: 1 engagements1815: 1 engagements18131815
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Raid on Havre de Grace, 1813Battle of Craney Island, 1813Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Second Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Battle of Bladensburg, 1814Battle of Fort Peter, 181518131815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 May 1813Raid on Havre de GraceHavre de Grace, Maryland, United StatesBritish victory
22 June 1813Battle of Craney IslandPortsmouth, Virginia, United States289 km SAmerican victory
10 August 1813Battle of St. MichaelsSaint Michaels, Maryland, United States205 km NAmerican victory
26 August 1813Second Battle of St. MichaelsMaryland, United States1 km SWInconclusive
24 August 1814Battle of BladensburgBladensburg, Maryland, United States64 km WBritish victory
13 January 1815Battle of Fort PeterSt. Marys, Georgia, United States1,001 km SWBritish victory; Fort Peter destroyed.

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, John Lucas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.