Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of George S. Patton

Battles of George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885–1945)

George S. Patton is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 11 battles, 2 sieges and 3 campaigns across 7 present-day countries, most in France (8), Italy (3), Morocco (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,000 km apart end to end, 333 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (15).

Battle of Port LyauteyBattle of El GuettarBattle of GelaBattle of TroinaInvasion of NormandyBattle of ChamboisBattle of ArracourtBattle of MetzFort DriantSiege of BastogneBattle of AschaffenburgOperation TorchAllied invasion of SicilyOperation OverlordFalaise PocketBattle of the BulgeOperation TorchAllied invasion of SicilyOperation OverlordFalaise PocketBattle of the BulgeMadridAthensCasablancaViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanLisbon1000 km42.444N, 3.971E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1943: 4 engagements1944: 9 engagements9 in 19441945: 1 engagements19421945
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Port Lyautey, 1942Operation Torch, 1942Battle of El Guettar, 1943Allied invasion of Sicily, 1943Battle of Gela, 1943Battle of Troina, 1943Operation Overlord, 1944Invasion of Normandy, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Battle of Chambois, 1944Battle of Arracourt, 1944Battle of Metz, 1944Fort Driant, 1944Battle of the Bulge, 1944Siege of Bastogne, 1944Battle of Aschaffenburg, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
8 November 1942Battle of Port LyauteyKenitra, MoroccoAmerican victory
1942Operation TorchFrench protectorate in Morocco, Algeria433 km EAllied victory
23 March 1943Battle of El GuettarEl Guettar, Tunisia1,006 km EIndecisive
1943Allied invasion of SicilySicily, Italy571 km NEAllied victory
1943Battle of GelaGela, Italy26 km NWAllied victory
31 July 1943Battle of TroinaTroina, Italy85 km NAllied victory
1944Operation OverlordNormandy, France1,766 km NWAllied victory
1944Invasion of NormandyNormandy, France0 km NAllied victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France56 km SEAllied victory
18 August 1944Battle of ChamboisChambois, France24 km SEAllied victory
18 September 1944Battle of ArracourtArracourt, France477 km EAmerican victory
27 September 1944Battle of MetzMetz, France53 km NWAmerican victory
27 September 1944Fort DriantFrance10 km SWGerman victory
1944Battle of the BulgeArdennes, France173 km NAllied victory
20 December 1944Siege of BastogneBastogne, Belgium75 km SWAmerican victory
1945Battle of AschaffenburgAschaffenburg, Germany245 km EAmerican 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, Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.