Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Benjamin Church

Battles of Benjamin Church

American carpenter, military officer, and Ranger during America's Colonial era, 1639 to 1718

Benjamin Church is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1689 and 1704: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Canada (3), United States (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 666 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to King William's War (3), Queen Anne's War (1).

Battle of Brackett's WoodSiege of Fort NashwaakRaid on ChignectoRaid on Grand PréBattle of Brackett's WoodSiege of Fort NashwaakRaid on ChignectoRaid on Grand PréAugustaMonctonBangorYarmouthSaint JohnLewistonSaint-GeorgesBar HarborDigbyWindsor200 km44.811N, 67.219W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1689: 1 engagements1696: 2 engagements2 in 16961704: 1 engagements16891704
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Brackett's Wood, 1689Siege of Fort Nashwaak, 1696Raid on Chignecto, 1696Raid on Grand Pré, 170416891704
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 September 1689Battle of Brackett's WoodNorth America, Maine, United StatesEnglish victory
1696Siege of Fort NashwaakNashwaak Village, Canada384 km NEFrench and Indian victory
1696Raid on ChignectoIsthmus of Chignecto, Canada192 km ENew England victory
1704Raid on Grand PréGrand-Pré, Canada91 km SEnglish and allied 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 author., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.