Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of David Dixon Porter

Battles of David Dixon Porter

United States Navy admiral (1813-1891)

David Dixon Porter is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1847 and 1865: 7 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (7), Mexico (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,808 km apart end to end, 830 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (7), Mexican-American War (1).

Second Battle of TabascoBattle of Blair's LandingSecond Battle of Fort FisherBattle of Baton RougeBattle of Grand GulfFirst Battle of Fort FisherRed River campaignBattle of WilmingtonBattle of Baton RougeBattle of Grand GulfFirst Battle of Fort FisherRed River campaignBattle of WilmingtonMiamiHoustonMonterreyDallasGuadalajaraTampaPueblaHavanaSanto DomingoPort-au-Prince1000 km26.084N, 85.791W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1847: 1 engagements1862: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 18641865: 2 engagements18471865
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847Battle of Baton Rouge, 1862Battle of Grand Gulf, 1863First Battle of Fort Fisher, 1864Red River campaign, 1864Battle of Blair's Landing, 1864Battle of Wilmington, 1865Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 186518471865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1847Second Battle of TabascoVillahermosa, MexicoU.S. victory
5 August 1862Battle of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States1,397 km NUnion victory
29 April 1863Battle of Grand GulfGrand Gulf Military State Park, Mississippi, United States176 km NConfederate victory
1864First Battle of Fort FisherNew Hanover County, North Carolina, United States1,243 km EConfederate victory
1864Red River campaignNorth Louisiana, Louisiana, United States1,483 km WConfederate victory
12 April 1864Battle of Blair's LandingRed River Parish, Louisiana, United States36 km EUnion victory
1865Battle of WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina, United States1,449 km EUnion victory
1865Second Battle of Fort FisherNew Hanover County, North Carolina, United States23 km SUnion 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, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.