Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Israel Putnam

Battles of Israel Putnam

American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790)

Israel Putnam is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1775 and 1777: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (4), Kazakhstan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,407 km apart end to end, 2,602 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (5).

Siege of BostonBattle of Chelsea CreekBattle of Long IslandBattle of Forts Clinton and MontgomerySaratoga campaignSiege of BostonSaratoga campaignTehranBengaluruMiamiMadridTorontoBaghdadBerlinKabulAthensCasablanca5000 km42.166N, 0.287W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1775: 2 engagements2 in 17751776: 1 engagements1777: 2 engagements2 in 177717751777
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Boston, 1775Battle of Chelsea Creek, 1775Battle of Long Island, 1776Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery, 1777Saratoga campaign, 177717751777
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 April 1775Siege of BostonBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesAmerican victory
28 May 1775Battle of Chelsea CreekSuffolk County, Massachusetts, United States4 km NEAmerican victory
27 August 1776Battle of Long IslandBrooklyn, New York, United States311 km SWBritish victory
6 October 1777Battle of Forts Clinton and MontgomeryHighlands, New York, United States73 km NBritish victory
1777Saratoga campaignupstate New York, Kazakhstan10,019 km NEAmerican victory; Surrender of Burgoyne's army; Beginning...

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