Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of 'Amr ibn al-'As

Arab military commander and governor (c.573–664), AD 570 to AD 664

'Amr ibn al-'As is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 625 and AD 658: 9 battles, 5 sieges and 1 campaign across 6 present-day countries, most in Egypt (8), Saudi Arabia (2), Syria (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,120 km apart end to end, 509 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Arab conquest of Egypt (7), Muslim conquest of the Levant (4), First Fitna (2).

Siege of PelusiumSiege of BilbeisSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of HeliopolisBattle of SebennytosSiege of AlexandriaFirst battle of DongolaBattle of NikiouUmayyad invasions of EgyptMu'awiya I's Southern CampaignsBattle of UhudBattle of AjnadaynSiege of DamascusBattle of FahlBattle of YarmoukBattle of UhudBattle of AjnadaynSiege of DamascusBattle of FahlBaghdadDubaiAlexandriaJeddahKuwait CityBeirutIsfahanShirazBanghaziLuxor1000 km25.868N, 37.500E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 625: 1 engagementsAD 634: 3 engagements3 in AD 634AD 636: 1 engagementsAD 639: 1 engagementsAD 640: 3 engagements3 in AD 640AD 641: 2 engagementsAD 642: 1 engagementsAD 646: 1 engagementsAD 658: 2 engagementsAD 625AD 658
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634Siege of Damascus, AD 634Battle of Fahl, AD 634Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Siege of Pelusium, AD 639Siege of Bilbeis, AD 640Siege of Babylon Fortress, AD 640Battle of Heliopolis, AD 640Battle of Sebennytos, AD 641Siege of Alexandria, AD 641First battle of Dongola, AD 642Battle of Nikiou, AD 646Umayyad invasions of Egypt, AD 658Mu'awiya I's Southern Campaigns, AD 658AD 625AD 658
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi ArabiaQuraysh victory
AD 634Battle of AjnadaynAjnadayn, Israel920 km NWRashidun victory
AD 634Siege of DamascusDamascus, Syria239 km NERashidun victory
December AD 634Battle of FahlJordan River, Jordan134 km SWMuslim victory
15 August AD 636Battle of YarmoukYarmuk, Syria51 km NERashidun victory
November AD 639Siege of PelusiumPelusium, Egypt372 km SWRashidun victory
AD 640Siege of BilbeisBelbis, Egypt121 km SWRashidun victory
April AD 640Siege of Babylon FortressBabylon Fortress, Egypt56 km SWMuslim victory
6 July AD 640Battle of HeliopolisHeliopolis, Egypt15 km NERashidun victory
AD 641Battle of SebennytosSamannud, Egypt93 km NByzantine victory
February AD 641Siege of AlexandriaAlexandria, Egypt129 km WRashidun victory
AD 642First battle of DongolaOld Dongola, Sudan1,445 km SMakurian victory
April AD 646Battle of NikiouZawyat Razin, Egypt1,355 km NRashidun victory
AD 658Umayyad invasions of EgyptEgypt420 km SWUmayyad victory
AD 658Mu'awiya I's Southern CampaignsArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia1,768 km EUmayyad victory; Kharijite rebellions suppressed...

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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.