Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

Battles of Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

United States Army general (1934–2012)

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1983 and 1991: 9 battles, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign across 5 present-day countries, most in Iraq (7), Grenada (1), Panama (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 17,109 km apart end to end, 1,555 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gulf War (10), human history (1), war on drugs (1).

Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimBattle of BubiyanBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of Phase Line BulletLiberation of Kuwait CampaignBattle of Rumaila1983 Invasion of GrenadaUnited States invasion of PanamaBattle of 73 EastingBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina Ridge1983 Invasion of GrenadaUnited States invasion of PanamaBattle of 73 EastingBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina RidgeChicagoLimaKinshasaMiamiMadridAtlantaBerlinAthensCasablancaAddis Ababa5000 km19.657N, 14.183W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1983: 1 engagements1989: 1 engagements1991: 10 engagements10 in 199119831991
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

1983 Invasion of Grenada, 1983United States invasion of Panama, 1989Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Liberation of Kuwait Campaign, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119831991
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19831983 Invasion of GrenadaGrenadaAmerican–CPF & Grenadian Opposition victory; Grenadian...
1989United States invasion of PanamaPanama2,071 km WAmerican victory
1991Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimPersian Gulf, United Arab Emirates13,590 km NECoalition victory
1991Battle of BubiyanPersian Gulf0 km NCoalition victory; Iraqi Navy destroyed
15 February 1991Battle of Wadi Al-BatinIraq643 km NWIraqi victory
26 February 1991Battle of 73 EastingIraq43 km NCoalition victory
26 February 1991Battle of Al BusayyahAl Muthanna Governorate, Iraq80 km NWU.S. victory
26 February 1991Battle of Phase Line BulletIraq78 km EIraqi victory
1991Battle of NorfolkAl Muthanna Governorate, Iraq151 km WCoalition victory
27 February 1991Battle of Medina RidgeBasra, Iraq152 km EAmerican victory
1991Liberation of Kuwait CampaignKuwait129 km SECoalition victory
2 March 1991Battle of RumailaLake Hammar, Iraq172 km NAmerican 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, Russell Roederer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.