Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of William Heath

Battles of William Heath

American politician (1737-1814)

William Heath is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1775: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 25 km apart end to end, 8 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (3).

Battles of Lexington and ConcordBattle of MenotomyBattle of LexingtonBattle of ConcordBattles of Lexington and ConcordBattle of MenotomyBattle of LexingtonBattle of ConcordBridgeportProvidenceHartfordAlbanyPortlandConcordNew HavenManchesterSchenectadyNewport200 km42.442N, 71.252W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1775: 4 engagements4 in 177517751775
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775Battle of Menotomy, 1775Battle of Lexington, 1775Battle of Concord, 177517751775
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 April 1775Battles of Lexington and ConcordMiddlesex County, Massachusetts, United StatesAmerican victory
19 April 1775Battle of MenotomyMassachusetts, United States7 km SEAmerican victory
19 April 1775Battle of LexingtonLexington, Massachusetts, United States7 km NWAmerican victory
19 April 1775Battle of ConcordConcord, Massachusetts, United States10 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.