Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara

Battles of Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara

Spanish general and noble (1793-1879)

Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1817 and 1837: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Spain (3), Bolivia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,515 km apart end to end, 3,172 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Carlist War (3), Argentine War of Independence (1).

Battle of SopachuyBattle of ArlabánBattle of LuchanaBattle of OriamendiBattle of SopachuyBattle of ArlabánBattle of LuchanaBattle of OriamendiChicagoLimaKinshasaMiamiBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterreyJohannesburgAthens5000 km11.904N, 33.220W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1817: 1 engagements1836: 2 engagements2 in 18361837: 1 engagements18171837
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sopachuy, 1817Battle of Arlabán, 1836Battle of Luchana, 1836Battle of Oriamendi, 183718171837
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 June 1817Battle of SopachuyBoliviaSpanish victory
16 January 1836Battle of Arlabánmountain pass of Arlaban, Spain9,386 km NEIndecisive (both parties claimed victory)
23 December 1836Battle of LuchanaBilbao, Spain48 km NWLiberal victory
16 March 1837Battle of OriamendiSan Sebastián, Spain81 km ECarlist 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, Jean Laurent (1816–1886), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.