Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of John C. Frémont

Battles of John C. Frémont

American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)

John C. Frémont is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1846 and 1862: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,023 km apart end to end, 1,341 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (2), American Civil War (2).

Battle of NatividadBattle of La MesaShenandoah Valley CampaignBattle of Cross KeysBattle of NatividadBattle of La MesaShenandoah Valley CampaignChicagoMiamiTorontoAtlantaHoustonMonterreySan FranciscoDenverDallasDetroit1000 km36.326N, 100.137W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1846: 1 engagements1847: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements2 in 186218461862
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Natividad, 1846Battle of La Mesa, 1847Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862Battle of Cross Keys, 186218461862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 November 1846Battle of NatividadSalinas Valley, California, United StatesAmerican Victory; Americans advance to Pueblo de Los...
9 January 1847Battle of La MesaVernon, California, United States436 km SEAmerican victory
1862Shenandoah Valley CampaignShenandoah Valley, Virginia, United States3,552 km EConfederate victory
8 June 1862Battle of Cross KeysCross Keys, Virginia, United States36 km SWConfederate 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 authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.