Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Henry Ware Lawton

Battles of Henry Ware Lawton

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1843–1899)

Henry Ware Lawton is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1898 and 1899: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Philippines (5), Cuba (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,863 km apart end to end, 3,173 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Philippine–American War (5), Spanish–American War (1).

Battle of PaeteBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santa CruzBattle of PagsanjanBattle of Zapote RiverBattle of PayeBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santa CruzBattle of PayeBuenos AiresSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruMiamiMadrid5000 km17.161N, 22.858E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1898: 1 engagements1899: 5 engagements5 in 189918981899
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of El Caney, 1898Battle of Santa Cruz, 1899Battle of Pagsanjan, 1899Battle of Paete, 1899Battle of Zapote River, 1899Battle of Paye, 189918981899
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 July 1898Battle of El CaneyEl Caney, CubaAmerican Pyrrhic victory
1899Battle of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, Philippines15,759 km NWAmerican victory
1899Battle of PagsanjanPagsanjan, Philippines4 km SEAmerican victory
1899Battle of PaetePaete, Philippines12 km NAmerican victory
13 June 1899Battle of Zapote RiverZapote Bridge, Philippines57 km WAmerican victory
1899Battle of PayeSan Mateo, Rizal, Philippines31 km NEInconclusive

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, Alden March, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.