Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Frederick Benteen

Battles of Frederick Benteen

Union United States Army officer (1834–1898)

Frederick Benteen is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1877: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,504 km apart end to end, 501 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (2), Great Sioux War of 1876 (1), Nez Perce War (1).

Battle of Mine CreekBattle of Marmiton RiverBattle of the Little BighornBattle of Canyon CreekBattle of Mine CreekBattle of Marmiton RiverBattle of the Little BighornBattle of Canyon CreekDenverMinneapolisSalt Lake CityOmahaDes MoinesCheyennePierreKansas CityColorado SpringsSioux Falls500 km41.820N, 101.715W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 2 engagements2 in 18641876: 1 engagements1877: 1 engagements18641877
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mine Creek, 1864Battle of Marmiton River, 1864Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876Battle of Canyon Creek, 187718641877
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 October 1864Battle of Mine CreekLinn County, Kansas, United StatesUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Marmiton RiverVernon County, Missouri, United States32 km SUnion victory
25 June 1876Battle of the Little BighornLittle Bighorn River, Montana, United States1,362 km NWLakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho victory
13 September 1877Battle of Canyon CreekMontana, United States110 km WNez Perce 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.