Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of João Frederico Caldwell

Battles of João Frederico Caldwell

Portuguese military personnel, 1801 to 1873

João Frederico Caldwell is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1836 and 1865: 2 battles and 2 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Brazil (2), Uruguay (1), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 943 km apart end to end, 314 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (2), Farroupilha Revolution (1).

Battle of SeivalUruguay campaignCorrientes CampaignInvasion of Rio Grande do SulBattle of SeivalUruguay campaignCorrientes CampaignInvasion of Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRosarioSanta FeCaxias do SulPelotasDuraznoSanta MariaPasso FundoBagéSalto500 km30.830S, 55.678W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1836: 1 engagements1851: 1 engagements1865: 2 engagements2 in 186518361865
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Seival, 1836Uruguay campaign, 1851Corrientes Campaign, 1865Invasion of Rio Grande do Sul, 186518361865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 September 1836Battle of SeivalCandiota, BrazilRebel victory
1851Uruguay campaignOriental State of Uruguay, Uruguay277 km SWAllied victory; Brazilian Occupation of Uruguay; Surrender...
1865Corrientes CampaignCorrientes Province, Argentina507 km NAllied victory
1865Invasion of Rio Grande do SulSão Borja, Brazil159 km EBrazilian 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, Unknown (18??-18??), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.