Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of James Oglethorpe

Battles of James Oglethorpe

British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785)

James Oglethorpe is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1740 and 1742: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 149 km apart end to end, 50 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of Jenkins' Ear (4).

Siege of St. AugustineInvasion of GeorgiaBattle of Bloody MarshBattle of Gully Hole CreekSiege of St. AugustineInvasion of GeorgiaBattle of Bloody MarshBattle of Gully Hole CreekJacksonvilleTallahasseeSavannahDaytona BeachGainesvilleOcalaAlbanyValdostaDouglasPalm Coast200 km30.557N, 81.352W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1740: 1 engagements1742: 3 engagements3 in 174217401742
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of St. Augustine, 1740Invasion of Georgia, 1742Battle of Bloody Marsh, 1742Battle of Gully Hole Creek, 174217401742
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 June 1740Siege of St. AugustineSt. Augustine, Florida, United StatesSpanish victory
1742Invasion of GeorgiaSt. Simons, Georgia, United States141 km NBritish victory
7 July 1742Battle of Bloody MarshSt. Simons, Georgia, United States1 km EBritish victory
18 July 1742Battle of Gully Hole CreekSt. Simons, Georgia, United States7 km NBritish 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, Alfred Edmund Dyer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.