Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Basil Coad

Battles of Basil Coad

British Army general (1906-1980)

Basil Coad is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1950 and 1951: 9 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in North Korea (6), South Korea (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 569 km apart end to end, 71 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (9).

Battle of KujinBattle of ChongjuBattle of UijeongbuBattle of Maehwa-sanBattle of SariwonBattle of YongjuBattle of PakchonBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of SariwonBattle of YongjuBattle of PakchonBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulPyongyangIncheonWonsanNampoSuwonHamhungSongnamGoyangBucheonZhuanghe200 km38.363N, 126.392E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 7 engagements7 in 19501951: 2 engagements19501951
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sariwon, 1950Battle of Yongju, 1950Battle of Kujin, 1950Battle of Chongju, 1950Battle of Pakchon, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of Uijeongbu, 1951Battle of Maehwa-san, 195119501951
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 October 1950Battle of SariwonSariwon, North KoreaUnited Nations victory
21 October 1950Battle of YongjuNorth Korea110 km NUnited Nations victory
25 October 1950Battle of KujinNorth Korea27 km NUnited Nations victory
29 October 1950Battle of ChongjuChongju, North Korea21 km WUnited Nations victory
5 November 1950Battle of PakchonPakchon County, North Korea22 km EUnited Nations victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea22 km EChinese victory
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea258 km SEDPRK/Chinese victory
1 January 1951Battle of UijeongbuUijeongbu, South Korea20 km NUN tactical withdraw
1951Battle of Maehwa-sanMaehwasan, South Korea89 km SEInconclusive

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, Holzheimer, Claude Rudolph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.