Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Thaóyate Dúta

Battles of Thaóyate Dúta

19th century Dakota chief (1810–1863)

Thaóyate Dúta is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1862: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 165 km apart end to end, 55 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Dakota War of 1862 (4).

Battle of Lower Sioux AgencyBattle of Fort RidgelyBattle of ActonBattle of Wood LakeBattle of Lower Sioux AgencyBattle of Fort RidgelyBattle of ActonBattle of Wood LakeMinneapolisSioux FallsLakevilleSt. CloudRochesterBrookingsMitchellMankatoFaribaultAlbert Lea200 km44.768N, 95.048W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 4 engagements4 in 186218621862
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lower Sioux Agency, 1862Battle of Fort Ridgely, 1862Battle of Acton, 1862Battle of Wood Lake, 186218621862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 August 1862Battle of Lower Sioux AgencyLower Sioux Indian Reservation, Minnesota, United StatesSantee Sioux victory
20 August 1862Battle of Fort RidgelyNicollet County, Minnesota, United States20 km SEUnited States victory
3 September 1862Battle of ActonActon, Minnesota, United States71 km NSee Aftermath
23 September 1862Battle of Wood LakeYellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States74 km SWUnited States 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, Julian Vannerson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.