Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Stephen W. Kearny

Battles of Stephen W. Kearny

United States general (1794–1848)

Stephen W. Kearny is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1846 and 1847: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,183 km apart end to end, 728 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (4).

Battle of San PasqualCapture of Santa FeBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of La MesaBattle of San PasqualCapture of Santa FeBattle of Rio San GabrielPhoenixSan DiegoLas VegasTijuanaAlbuquerqueMexicaliTucsonEl PasoNogalesFlagstaff500 km34.377N, 112.085W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1846: 2 engagements2 in 18461847: 2 engagements2 in 184718461847
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of San Pasqual, 1846Capture of Santa Fe, 1846Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 184718461847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1846Battle of San PasqualSan Pasqual Valley, California, United StatesSee assessment
1846Capture of Santa FeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States1,051 km EAmerican victory
8 January 1847Battle of Rio San GabrielCalifornia, United States1,123 km WAmerican victory
9 January 1847Battle of La MesaVernon, California, United States9 km WAmerican 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, Engraved by T. B. Welch, expressly for Graham's Magazine, July 1849. Peter A. Juley & Son, photographers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.