Atlas of Battles

commander, 22 engagements

Battles of Major

military rank (OF-3)

Major is recorded as a commander at 22 placed engagements in the atlas between 1649 and 1974: 13 battles, 2 sieges, 1 naval action and 6 campaigns across 14 present-day countries, most in Indonesia (6), France (3), Cameroon (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 87,104 km apart end to end, 4,148 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (5), Java War of 1825-1830 (2), Indonesian National Revolution (2).

Battle of ArklowBattle of KroyaBattle of NanggulonFirst Battle of GaruaBattle of Wadi MarsitBattle of JambelíBattle of Pantoja and RocafuerteOperation DryadOperation HoundsworthBattle of Elephant PointBattle of KotabaruSiege of Skardu1 March General OffensiveSiege of SurakartaOperation GownBattle of Agios DometiosBattle of KoussériOperation CollarOperation ColossusOperation CowboyValley of TearsBattle of KoussériOperation CollarOperation ColossusOperation CowboyValley of TearsManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridAtlanta5000 km21.416N, 17.821E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1640s: 1 engagements1820s: 2 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1940s: 12 engagements12 in 1940s1950s: 1 engagements1970s: 3 engagements1640s1970s
22 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Arklow, 1649Battle of Kroya, 1828Battle of Nanggulon, 1828Battle of Kousséri, 1900First Battle of Garua, 1914Battle of Wadi Marsit, 1915Operation Collar, 1940Operation Colossus, 1941Battle of Jambelí, 1941Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte, 1941Operation Dryad, 1942Operation Houndsworth, 1944Operation Cowboy, 1945Battle of Elephant Point, 1945Battle of Kotabaru, 1945Siege of Skardu, 19471 March General Offensive, 1949Siege of Surakarta, 1949Invasion of Buru, 1950Valley of Tears, 1973Operation Gown, 1973Battle of Agios Dometios, 197416491974
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 8

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
November 1649Battle of ArklowArklow, IrelandCommonwealth victory
1828Battle of KroyaKroya, Indonesia12,374 km ERebel victory
28 December 1828Battle of NanggulonKulon Progo, Indonesia108 km EDutch victory
22 April 1900Battle of KoussériKousséri, Cameroon10,746 km WFrench victory
29 August 1914First Battle of GaruaGaroua, Cameroon356 km SWGerman victory
1915Battle of Wadi MarsitNafusa Mountains, Libya2,515 km NSenussi victory
1940Operation CollarNeufchâtel-Hardelot, France2,247 km NInconclusive
1941Operation ColossusCalitri, Italy1,516 km SESee Aftermath section
1941Battle of JambelíCanal de Jambelí, Ecuador10,672 km WPeruvian victory; Blockade of the Ecuadorian coast by the...
11 August 1941Battle of Pantoja and RocafuerteTorres Causana District, Peru573 km EPeruvian victory
1942Operation DryadNormandy, France8,987 km NEBritish victory
1944Operation HoundsworthBurgundy, France436 km SEAllied victory
28 April 1945Operation CowboyHostouň, Czech Republic674 km NEAllied success; Many POWs freed
1 May 1945Battle of Elephant PointMyanmar8,164 km EAllied victory
1945Battle of KotabaruKotabaru, Indonesia3,107 km SEIndonesian victory
November 1947Siege of SkarduSkardu, Pakistan6,018 km NWPakistani victory
19491 March General OffensiveYogyakarta, Indonesia6,021 km SEDutch victory; Both attacks successfully repelled; Eventual...
7 August 1949Siege of SurakartaSurakarta, Indonesia54 km NEDutch victory; Further strengthening Indonesian bargaining...
1950Invasion of BuruBuru Island, Indonesia1,809 km EIndonesian victory
9 October 1973Valley of TearsGolan Heights, Israel10,294 km NWIsraeli victory
1973Operation GownAl-Qutayfah, Syria95 km NEIsraeli victory
14 August 1974Battle of Agios DometiosAgios Dometios, Cyprus339 km NWGreek 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.