Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Karel Doorman

Battles of Karel Doorman

Dutch admiral (1889–1942)

Karel Doorman is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1942: 1 battle and 3 naval actions, all in present-day Indonesia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,254 km apart end to end, 1,085 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).

Battle of Makassar StraitBattle of PalembangBattle of Badung StraitBattle of the Java SeaBattle of Makassar StraitBattle of PalembangBattle of Badung StraitBattle of the Java SeaSurabayaBandungSemarangBandjarmasinBandar LampungMalangSurakartaTanjung Pandan500 km5.808S, 110.128E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 4 engagements4 in 194219421942
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Makassar Strait, 1942Battle of Palembang, 1942Battle of Badung Strait, 1942Battle of the Java Sea, 194219421942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 February 1942Battle of Makassar StraitJava SeaJapanese victory
13 February 1942Battle of PalembangPalembang, Indonesia1,291 km WJapanese victory
18 February 1942Battle of Badung StraitBadung Strait, Indonesia1,333 km SEJapanese victory
27 February 1942Battle of the Java SeaJava Sea631 km NWJapanese 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, Ministerie van Defensie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.