Atlas of Battles

commander, 43 engagements

Battles of Douglas MacArthur

Battles of Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

Douglas MacArthur is recorded as a commander at 43 placed engagements in the atlas between 1941 and 1951: 27 battles and 16 campaigns across 7 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (12), South Korea (10), Philippines (9). Taken in date order, the sites lie 42,923 km apart end to end, 1,047 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (26), Korean War (15), World War II (1).

Attack on Clark FieldBattle of BataanNew Guinea campaignBattle of TimorJapan CampaignKokoda Track campaignOperation I-GoSalamaua–Lae campaignNew Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabHuon Peninsula campaignBougainville CampaignBattle of SioNew Britain campaignOperation DexterityBattle of HollandiaLanding at AitapeBattle of LeyteBattle of Ormoc BayInvasion of Lingayen GulfBattle of DavaoBattle of TaeguBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of P'ohang-dongUN offensive into North KoreaSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverBattle of Changjin ReservoirThird Battle of SeoulBattle of HoengsongOperation RoundupThird Battle of WonjuOperation ThunderboltOperation KillerOperation RipperOperation RuggedAdmiralty Islands campaignPhilippines CampaignSolomon Islands CampaignBattle of ManilaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Battle of InchonPhilippines CampaignSolomon Islands CampaignBattle of ManilaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Battle of InchonŌsakaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokChengduÜrümqiNew Delhi5000 km15.267N, 138.875E
43 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1941: 2 engagements1942: 6 engagements1943: 10 engagements10 in 19431944: 4 engagements1945: 4 engagements1950: 9 engagements1951: 7 engagements19411951
42 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Philippines Campaign, 1941Attack on Clark Field, 1941Solomon Islands Campaign, 1942Battle of Bataan, 1942New Guinea campaign, 1942Battle of Timor, 1942Japan Campaign, 1942Kokoda Track campaign, 1942Operation I-Go, 1943Salamaua–Lae campaign, 1943New Georgia Campaign, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Huon Peninsula campaign, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 1943Battle of Sio, 1943New Britain campaign, 1943Operation Dexterity, 1943Battle of Hollandia, 1944Landing at Aitape, 1944Battle of Leyte, 1944Battle of Ormoc Bay, 1944Battle of Manila, 1945Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, 1945Battle of Davao, 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 1945Battle of Taegu, 1950Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950Battle of Inchon, 1950UN offensive into North Korea, 1950Second Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Battle of Changjin Reservoir, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of Hoengsong, 1951Operation Roundup, 1951Third Battle of Wonju, 1951Operation Thunderbolt, 1951Operation Killer, 1951Operation Ripper, 1951Operation Rugged, 195119411951
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1941Philippines CampaignPhilippinesJapanese victory
1941Attack on Clark FieldClark Air Base, Philippines52 km NWJapanese victory
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon Islands5,121 km SEAllied victory
7 January 1942Battle of BataanBataan, Philippines5,105 km NWJapanese victory; Followed by the Bataan Death March and...
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, Indonesia3,073 km SEAllied victory
19 February 1942Battle of TimorPortuguese Timor, Indonesia1,899 km WJapanese victory
1942Japan CampaignMainland Japan, Japan5,212 km NAllied victory
1942Kokoda Track campaignNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea5,033 km SAllied victory
1943Operation I-GoNew Britain, Papua New Guinea470 km NEInconclusive
1943Salamaua–Lae campaignMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea451 km WAllied victory
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands1,190 km EAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea744 km NWAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1943Huon Peninsula campaignHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea90 km EAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea841 km EAllied victory
5 December 1943Battle of SioSio, Papua New Guinea855 km WAllied victory
1943New Britain campaignNew Britain, Papua New Guinea358 km EAllied victory
1943Operation DexterityArawe, Papua New Guinea181 km WAllied victory
22 April 1944Battle of HollandiaIndonesia1,004 km NWAllied victory
1944Landing at AitapeAitape, Papua New Guinea193 km EAmerican victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines2,492 km NWAllied victory
11 November 1944Battle of Ormoc BayOrmoc Bay, Philippines52 km SWAmerican victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines560 km NWAllied victory
1945Invasion of Lingayen GulfLingayen Gulf, Philippines205 km NWAllied victory
1945Battle of DavaoDavao City, Philippines1,181 km SEAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines619 km NWAllied victory
1950Battle of TaeguDaegu, South Korea2,719 km NUnited Nations victory
4 August 1950Battle of Pusan PerimeterPusan Perimeter, South Korea110 km SEUnited Nations victory
5 August 1950Battle of P'ohang-dongPohang, South Korea108 km NUnited Nations victory
15 September 1950Battle of InchonIncheon, South Korea294 km NWUnited Nations victory; Beginning of the North Korean...
1950UN offensive into North KoreaNorth Korea283 km NUnited Nations victory; Chinese intervention
1950Second Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea271 km SUnited Nations victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea259 km NChinese victory
27 November 1950Battle of Changjin ReservoirChangjin Reservoir, North Korea141 km NESee § Aftermath
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea312 km SDPRK/Chinese victory
1951Battle of HoengsongHoengseong County, South Korea90 km EChinese victory
1951Operation RoundupKorea, North Korea113 km NWSee Aftermath
18 February 1951Third Battle of WonjuWonju, South Korea140 km SEUnited Nations victory
20 February 1951Operation ThunderboltHan River, North Korea196 km WUnited Nations victory
1951Operation KillerKorea, South Korea74 km EUN victory
1951Operation RipperChuncheon, South Korea75 km NEUnited Nations and South Korean victory
1951Operation RuggedImjin River, North Korea95 km WSee Aftermath
date unknownAdmiralty Islands campaignAdmiralty Islands, Papua New GuineaAllied 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, Photographer not credited., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.