Atlas of Battles

commander, 24 engagements

Battles of George Washington

Battles of George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)

George Washington is recorded as a commander at 24 placed engagements in the atlas between 1754 and 1781: 18 battles, 2 sieges and 4 campaigns, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,558 km apart end to end, 111 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (20), French and Indian War (3), Seven Years' War (1).

Battle of Jumonville GlenBattle of Fort NecessityBraddock ExpeditionBattle of the MonongahelaSiege of BostonBoston campaignFortification of Dorchester HeightsNew York and New Jersey CampaignLanding at Kip's BayBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of White PlainsBattle of Fort WashingtonPhiladelphia campaignBattle of White MarshBattle of the Assunpink CreekForage WarBattle of the CloudsBattle of GermantownBattle of MonmouthBattle of Long IslandBattle of TrentonBattle of PrincetonBattle of BrandywineSiege of YorktownBattle of Long IslandBattle of TrentonBattle of PrincetonBattle of BrandywineBostonPittsburghBuffaloBaltimoreBridgeportRochesterSyracuseProvidenceHartfordAlbany200 km41.086N, 75.332W
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1754: 2 engagements1755: 2 engagements1775: 2 engagements1776: 8 engagements8 in 17761777: 8 engagements8 in 17771778: 1 engagements1781: 1 engagements17541781
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jumonville Glen, 1754Battle of Fort Necessity, 1754Braddock Expedition, 1755Battle of the Monongahela, 1755Siege of Boston, 1775Boston campaign, 1775Fortification of Dorchester Heights, 1776New York and New Jersey Campaign, 1776Battle of Long Island, 1776Landing at Kip's Bay, 1776Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776Battle of White Plains, 1776Battle of Fort Washington, 1776Battle of Trenton, 1776Philadelphia campaign, 1777Battle of White Marsh, 1777Battle of the Assunpink Creek, 1777Battle of Princeton, 1777Forage War, 1777Battle of Brandywine, 1777Battle of the Clouds, 1777Battle of Germantown, 1777Battle of Monmouth, 1778Siege of Yorktown, 178117541781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 May 1754Battle of Jumonville GlenUniontown, Pennsylvania, United StatesBritish victory; Beginning of the French and Indian War
3 July 1754Battle of Fort NecessityUniontown, Pennsylvania, United States0 km NFrench-Indian victory
May 1755Braddock ExpeditionMaryland, Pennsylvania, United States2 km NWFrench and Indian victory
9 July 1755Battle of the MonongahelaFort Duquesne, Pennsylvania, United States76 km NWFrench-Indian victory
19 April 1775Siege of BostonBoston, Massachusetts, United States776 km EAmerican victory
1775Boston campaignMassachusetts, United States61 km WAmerican victory
1776Fortification of Dorchester HeightsDorchester Heights, Massachusetts, United States62 km EBritish forces evacuate Boston on March 17
1776New York and New Jersey CampaignNew York, United States332 km WNew York: British victory; British control of New York City...
27 August 1776Battle of Long IslandBrooklyn, New York, United States273 km SBritish victory
15 September 1776Landing at Kip's BayKips Bay, New York, United States8 km NBritish victory
16 September 1776Battle of Harlem HeightsNew York City, New York, United States8 km NAmerican victory
28 October 1776Battle of White PlainsWhite Plains, New York, United States29 km NEBritish victory
16 November 1776Battle of Fort WashingtonNew York City, New York, United States24 km SWBritish victory
26 December 1776Battle of TrentonTrenton, New Jersey, United States99 km SWAmerican victory
1777Philadelphia campaignNew Jersey, United States34 km SEInconclusive
1777Battle of White MarshWhitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, United States64 km WInconclusive
2 January 1777Battle of the Assunpink CreekTrenton, New Jersey, United States41 km EAmerican victory
3 January 1777Battle of PrincetonPrinceton Battlefield, New Jersey, United States15 km NEAmerican victory
1777Forage WarNew Jersey, United States40 km SInconclusive
11 September 1777Battle of BrandywineChadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States94 km WBritish victory
16 September 1777Battle of the CloudsEast Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States19 km NBritish victory
4 October 1777Battle of GermantownGermantown, Pennsylvania, United States35 km EBritish victory
28 June 1778Battle of MonmouthFreehold Township, New Jersey, United States80 km EInconclusive (see Aftermath)
1781Siege of YorktownYorktown, Virginia, United States388 km SWFranco-American 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, Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.