Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Nelson A. Miles

Battles of Nelson A. Miles

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Commanding General of the United States Army (1839–1925)

Nelson A. Miles is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1865 and 1898: 5 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (5), Cuba (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,589 km apart end to end, 1,518 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Great Sioux War of 1876 (3), American Civil War (1), Nez Perce War (1).

Battle of Sutherland's StationBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Wolf MountainBattle of Little Muddy CreekBattle of Bear PawSiege of SantiagoBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Wolf MountainBattle of Little Muddy CreekBattle of Bear PawSiege of SantiagoChicagoMiamiTorontoAtlantaHoustonMonterreySan FranciscoVancouverDenver2000 km34.203N, 92.514W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1865: 1 engagements1876: 1 engagements1877: 3 engagements3 in 18771898: 1 engagements18651898
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sutherland's Station, 1865Battle of Cedar Creek, 1876Battle of Wolf Mountain, 1877Battle of Little Muddy Creek, 1877Battle of Bear Paw, 1877Siege of Santiago, 189818651898
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 April 1865Battle of Sutherland's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
21 October 1876Battle of Cedar CreekMontana, United States2,603 km NWUnited States tactical victory
8 January 1877Battle of Wolf MountainTongue River, Montana, United States249 km SAmerican victory
7 May 1877Battle of Little Muddy CreekMontana, United States37 km NAmerican victory
30 September 1877Battle of Bear PawChief Joseph Battleground of the Bear's Paw, Montana, United States362 km NWUnited States decisive victory
1898Siege of SantiagoSantiago de Cuba, Cuba4,337 km SEAmerican-Cuban 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, Brands Studios, Chicago, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.