Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Sterling Price

Battles of Sterling Price

American politician and Confederate States Army general in the Civil War (1809–1867)

Sterling Price is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1847 and 1864: 12 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (13), Mexico (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,918 km apart end to end, 378 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (9), Taos Revolt (2), Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War (2).

Siege of Pueblo de TaosBattle of CañadaBattle of Santa Cruz de RosalesBattle of Dry Wood CreekBattle of Prairie D'AneBattle of Jenkins' FerrySecond Battle of LexingtonSecond Battle of IndependenceBattle of Marmiton RiverSiege of LexingtonBattle of Wilson's CreekBattle of IukaBattle of HelenaBattle of WestportSiege of LexingtonBattle of Wilson's CreekBattle of IukaBattle of HelenaBattle of WestportAtlantaHoustonDenverDallasSt. LouisNew OrleansCincinnatiSan AntonioMemphisNashville1000 km33.685N, 97.125W
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1847: 2 engagements1848: 1 engagements1861: 3 engagements1862: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 6 engagements6 in 186418471864
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Pueblo de Taos, 1847Battle of Cañada, 1847Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848Siege of Lexington, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861Battle of Dry Wood Creek, 1861Battle of Iuka, 1862Battle of Helena, 1863Battle of Prairie D'Ane, 1864Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, 1864Second Battle of Lexington, 1864Second Battle of Independence, 1864Battle of Westport, 1864Battle of Marmiton River, 186418471864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1847Siege of Pueblo de TaosTaos Pueblo, New Mexico, United StatesAmerican victory
24 January 1847Battle of CañadaSanta Cruz, New Mexico, United States67 km SWUnited States victory
1848Battle of Santa Cruz de RosalesSanta Cruz de Rosales, Mexico869 km SMexican Defensive victory
1861Siege of LexingtonLexington, Missouri, United States1,629 km NEConfederate victory
10 August 1861Battle of Wilson's CreekChristian County, Missouri, United States235 km SConfederate victory
2 September 1861Battle of Dry Wood CreekVernon County, Missouri, United States124 km NWConfederate victory
19 September 1862Battle of IukaIuka, Mississippi, United States655 km SEUnion victory
4 July 1863Battle of HelenaPhillips County, Arkansas, United States220 km WUnion victory
1864Battle of Prairie D'AneArkansas, United States267 km WUnion victory
30 April 1864Battle of Jenkins' FerrySaline County, Arkansas, United States93 km NEUnion victory
19 October 1864Second Battle of LexingtonLexington, Missouri, United States565 km NConfederate victory
22 October 1864Second Battle of IndependenceIndependence, Missouri, United States50 km WUnion victory
23 October 1864Battle of WestportWestport, Missouri, United States15 km SWUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Marmiton RiverVernon County, Missouri, United States129 km SUnion 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.