Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Francisco Tomás Morales

Battles of Francisco Tomás Morales

Spanish field marshal and Captain General of Venezuela, 1781 to 1845

Francisco Tomás Morales is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1814 and 1815: 5 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Venezuela (5), Colombia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,684 km apart end to end, 337 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Venezuelan War of Independence (2), Spanish American wars of independence (1), Colombian War of Independence (1).

Battle of San MateoBattle of La VictoriaSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of Aragua de BarcelonaBattle of UricaSpanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasBattle of La VictoriaSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of Aragua de BarcelonaBattle of UricaSpanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasCaracasMaracaiboValenciaSan CristóbalBarranquillaMéridaBucaramangaCúcutaSanta MartaCiudad Bolívar500 km9.929N, 69.754W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1814: 5 engagements5 in 18141815: 1 engagements18141815
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of La Victoria, 1814Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Aragua de Barcelona, 1814Battle of Urica, 1814Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias, 181518141815
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 February 1814Battle of La VictoriaLa Victoria, VenezuelaRepublican victory
28 February 1814Battle of San MateoSan Mateo, Venezuela10 km WRepublican victory
15 June 1814Second Battle of La PuertaVenezuela21 km SRoyalist victory
17 August 1814Battle of Aragua de BarcelonaVenezuela299 km ERoyalist victory
5 December 1814Battle of UricaVenezuela94 km ERoyalist victory
26 August 1815Spanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasCartagena, Colombia1,260 km WSpanish 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, Donocupao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.