Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Nathanael Greene

Battles of Nathanael Greene

American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)

Nathanael Greene is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1776 and 1781: 8 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,131 km apart end to end, 237 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (10).

Battle of Rhode IslandBattle of Guilford Court HouseBattle of Hobkirk's HillSiege of Ninety-SixBattle of Eutaw SpringsBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of Fort WashingtonBattle of TrentonPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywineBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of Fort WashingtonPhiladelphia campaignBattle of BrandywineAtlantaBostonDetroitClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleBaltimore500 km37.502N, 76.644W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1776: 3 engagements1777: 2 engagements1778: 1 engagements1781: 4 engagements4 in 178117761781
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776Battle of Fort Washington, 1776Battle of Trenton, 1776Philadelphia campaign, 1777Battle of Brandywine, 1777Battle of Rhode Island, 1778Battle of Guilford Court House, 1781Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 1781Siege of Ninety-Six, 1781Battle of Eutaw Springs, 178117761781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 September 1776Battle of Harlem HeightsNew York City, New York, United StatesAmerican victory
16 November 1776Battle of Fort WashingtonNew York City, New York, United States5 km NEBritish victory
26 December 1776Battle of TrentonTrenton, New Jersey, United States99 km SWAmerican victory
1777Philadelphia campaignNew Jersey, United States34 km SEInconclusive
11 September 1777Battle of BrandywineChadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States94 km WBritish victory
29 August 1778Battle of Rhode IslandAquidneck Island, Rhode Island, United States412 km NEInconclusive
15 March 1781Battle of Guilford Court HouseMartinsville, North Carolina, United States959 km SWBritish victory (see Aftermath)
25 April 1781Battle of Hobkirk's HillCamden, South Carolina, United States218 km SBritish victory
22 May 1781Siege of Ninety-SixNinety Six, South Carolina, United States131 km WBritish victory
8 September 1781Battle of Eutaw SpringsEutawville, South Carolina, United States179 km SESee Aftermath

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, Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.