Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Earl Van Dorn

Battles of Earl Van Dorn

Confederate States Army general (1820–1863)

Earl Van Dorn is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1846 and 1863: 6 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,987 km apart end to end, 855 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4), Mexican-American War (3), Comanche Wars (1).

Texas CampaignBattle of the Wichita VillageBattle of FranklinSiege of Fort TexasBattle of MontereySecond Battle of CorinthBattle of Hatchie BridgeBattle of Thompson's StationSiege of Fort TexasBattle of MontereySecond Battle of CorinthBattle of Hatchie BridgeBattle of Thompson's StationHoustonMonterreySan FranciscoDenverDallasPhoenixSan DiegoSt. LouisNew OrleansLas Vegas1000 km31.252N, 104.382W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1846: 3 engagements3 in 18461858: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements1863: 2 engagements18461863
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Texas Campaign, 1846Battle of Monterey, 1846Battle of the Wichita Village, 1858Second Battle of Corinth, 1862Battle of Hatchie Bridge, 1862Battle of Thompson's Station, 1863Battle of Franklin, 186318461863
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1846Siege of Fort TexasFort Brown, Texas, United States
1846Texas CampaignTexas, United States618 km NWAmerican victory
7 July 1846Battle of MontereyMonterey, California, United States2,112 km NWAmerican victory
1 October 1858Battle of the Wichita VillageOklahoma, United States2,166 km EDestruction of Comanche camp
3 October 1862Second Battle of CorinthCorinth, Mississippi, United States861 km EUnion victory
5 October 1862Battle of Hatchie BridgeMcNairy County, Tennessee, United States26 km WConfederate victory
5 March 1863Battle of Thompson's StationWilliamson County, Tennessee, United States191 km NEConfederate victory
10 April 1863Battle of FranklinWilliamson County, Tennessee, United States13 km NUnion 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, Unidentified photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.