Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of John Gorham

American ranger, 1709 to 1751

John Gorham is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1704 and 1750: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Canada. Taken in date order, the sites lie 331 km apart end to end, 110 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Father Le Loutre's War (2), Queen Anne's War (1), King George's War (1).

Raid on Grand PréSiege of Annapolis RoyalBattle at St. CroixBattle at ChignectoRaid on Grand PréSiege of Annapolis RoyalBattle at St. CroixBattle at ChignectoHalifaxCharlottetownMonctonFrederictonSaint JohnAntigonishDigbyWindsorNew GlasgowAmherst200 km45.329N, 64.776W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1704: 1 engagements1744: 1 engagements1750: 2 engagements2 in 175017041750
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Raid on Grand Pré, 1704Siege of Annapolis Royal, 1744Battle at St. Croix, 1750Battle at Chignecto, 175017041750
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1704Raid on Grand PréGrand-Pré, CanadaEnglish and allied victory
1 July 1744Siege of Annapolis RoyalFort Anne, Canada104 km WBritish victory
1750Battle at St. CroixSt. Croix, Canada120 km EBritish victory
3 September 1750Battle at ChignectoIsthmus of Chignecto, Canada107 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.