Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

Battles of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

British Royal Navy admiral (1775-1860)

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1808 and 1827: 2 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action across 5 present-day countries, most in Greece (2), Spain (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 23,254 km apart end to end, 4,651 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Greek War of Independence (2), Peninsular War (1), Napoleonic Wars (1).

First Siege of CallaoSiege of RosesBattle of the Basque RoadsBattle of 4 MaySiege of the AcropolisBattle of PhaleronSiege of RosesBattle of the Basque RoadsBattle of 4 MaySiege of the AcropolisBattle of PhaleronChicagoLimaKinshasaMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterreyBerlin5000 km16.475N, 26.709W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1808: 1 engagements1 in 18081809: 1 engagements1 in 18091821: 1 engagements1 in 18211823: 1 engagements1 in 18231826: 1 engagements1 in 18261827: 1 engagements1 in 182718081827
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Roses, 1808Battle of the Basque Roads, 1809First Siege of Callao, 1821Battle of 4 May, 1823Siege of the Acropolis, 1826Battle of Phaleron, 182718081827
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 November 1808Siege of RosesRoses, SpainFrench victory
24 April 1809Battle of the Basque RoadsÎle-d'Aix, France542 km NWBritish victory
13 July 1821First Siege of CallaoCallao, Peru9,912 km WPatriot victory; Creation and establishment of the Peruvian...
4 May 1823Battle of 4 MaySalvador, Brazil4,200 km EInconclusive
3 August 1826Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of Athens, Greece8,595 km NEOttoman victory; Capture of the Acropolis
6 May 1827Battle of PhaleronPalaio Faliro, Greece5 km SOttoman 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, Artist: James Ramsay (1786–1854); Engraver: John Cook (fl. 1812–1891)[1][2][3], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.