Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of John J. Pershing

Battles of John J. Pershing

United States Army general in World War I, 1860 to 1948

John J. Pershing is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1911 and 1918: 8 battles and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in France (6), Philippines (2), Mexico (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 22,951 km apart end to end, 2,869 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (6), Mexican Revolution (1).

Second Battle of Bud DajoBattle of Bud BagsakBattle of SoissonsBattle of Château-ThierryPancho Villa ExpeditionSecond Battle of the MarneBattle of Belleau WoodBattle of Saint-MihielMeuse-Argonne OffensivePancho Villa ExpeditionSecond Battle of the MarneBattle of Belleau WoodBattle of Saint-MihielMeuse-Argonne OffensiveŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokBaghdad5000 km27.697N, 8.463E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1911: 1 engagements1913: 1 engagements1917: 1 engagements1918: 6 engagements6 in 191819111918
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Bud Dajo, 1911Battle of Bud Bagsak, 1913Pancho Villa Expedition, 1917Battle of Soissons, 1918Second Battle of the Marne, 1918Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918Battle of Château-Thierry, 1918Battle of Saint-Mihiel, 1918Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 191819111918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1911Second Battle of Bud DajoMount Dajo, PhilippinesAmerican victory; Total annexation of the Philippines
1913Battle of Bud BagsakPhilippines699 km NInitial Assault; Moro victory; American force repelled...
1917Pancho Villa ExpeditionChihuahua, Mexico13,072 km NESee § Aftermath
1918Battle of SoissonsFrance8,893 km NEAllied victory
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basin, France41 km SEEntente victory
1 June 1918Battle of Belleau WoodBois de Belleau, France27 km WAllied victory
18 July 1918Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France7 km SEAllied victory
12 September 1918Battle of Saint-MihielSaint-Mihiel, France159 km EAllied victory
1918Meuse-Argonne OffensiveGrand Est, France52 km NWAllied victory; End of World War I

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, Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.