Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of William Benjamin Kean

Battles of William Benjamin Kean

United States Army officer (1897-1981)

William Benjamin Kean is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1950: 5 battles, all in present-day South Korea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 163 km apart end to end, 41 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (5).

Battle of SangjuBattle of MasanBattle of Battle MountainBattle of Nam RiverBattle of HamanBattle of SangjuBattle of MasanBattle of Battle MountainBattle of Nam RiverBusanDaejeonGwangjuDaeguSuwonUlsanPohangJeonjuYeosuMokpo200 km35.804N, 128.360E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 5 engagements5 in 195019501950
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sangju, 1950Battle of Masan, 1950Battle of Battle Mountain, 1950Battle of Nam River, 1950Battle of Haman, 195019501950
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1950Battle of SangjuSangju, South KoreaNorth Korean victory
5 August 1950Battle of MasanMasan, South Korea144 km SUnited Nations victory
15 August 1950Battle of Battle MountainSeobuksan, South Korea12 km WUnited Nations victory
31 August 1950Battle of Nam RiverNam River, South Korea8 km NUnited Nations victory
31 August 1950Battle of HamanHaman County, South Korea0 km NUnited Nations 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, U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.