Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of John Sullivan

Battles of John Sullivan

American general, politician and judge from New Hampshire (1740-1795)

John Sullivan is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1776 and 1779: 6 battles and 3 campaigns, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,539 km apart end to end, 192 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (8).

Battle of Staten IslandBattle of Rhode IslandSullivan ExpeditionBattle of NewtownNew York and New Jersey CampaignBattle of Long IslandBattle of TrentonPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywineNew York and New Jersey CampaignBattle of Long IslandBattle of TrentonPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywinePhiladelphiaBostonBridgeportRochesterSyracuseProvidenceHartfordAlbanyHarrisburgIthaca200 km41.436N, 73.998W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1776: 3 engagements3 in 17761777: 3 engagements3 in 17771778: 1 engagements1779: 2 engagements17761779
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

New York and New Jersey Campaign, 1776Battle of Long Island, 1776Battle of Trenton, 1776Philadelphia campaign, 1777Battle of Staten Island, 1777Battle of Brandywine, 1777Battle of Rhode Island, 1778Sullivan Expedition, 1779Battle of Newtown, 177917761779
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1776New York and New Jersey CampaignNew York, United StatesNew York: British victory; British control of New York City...
27 August 1776Battle of Long IslandBrooklyn, New York, United States273 km SBritish victory
26 December 1776Battle of TrentonTrenton, New Jersey, United States82 km SWAmerican victory
1777Philadelphia campaignNew Jersey, United States34 km SEInconclusive
22 August 1777Battle of Staten IslandNew York City, New York, United States71 km NEBritish victory
11 September 1777Battle of BrandywineChadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States146 km SWBritish victory
29 August 1778Battle of Rhode IslandAquidneck Island, Rhode Island, United States412 km NEInconclusive
1779Sullivan ExpeditionNew York, United States345 km NWAmerican victory
29 August 1779Battle of NewtownChemung County, New York, United States177 km SWAmerican 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, A. Tenney, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.