Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of David Farragut

Battles of David Farragut

United States Navy admiral (1801–1870)

David Farragut is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 462 km apart end to end, 154 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipCapture of New OrleansFirst Battle of DonaldsonvilleBattle of Mobile BayBattle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipCapture of New OrleansFirst Battle of DonaldsonvilleBattle of Mobile BayBaton RougeMobilePensacolaLafayetteBiloxiGulfportHoumaMetairieSlidellNew Iberia200 km29.799N, 89.522W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 3 engagements3 in 18621864: 1 engagements18621864
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 1862Capture of New Orleans, 1862First Battle of Donaldsonville, 1862Battle of Mobile Bay, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 April 1862Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipNew Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesUnion victory
25 April 1862Capture of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States89 km NWUnion victory
9 August 1862First Battle of DonaldsonvilleAscension Parish, Louisiana, United States91 km WUnion victory
2 August 1864Battle of Mobile BayMobile Bay, Alabama, United States283 km EUnion victory; Mobile Bay occupied by Union.; Fall of Fort...

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 authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.