Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Patrick Ferguson

Battles of Patrick Ferguson

British Army officer, 1744 to 1780

Patrick Ferguson is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1778 and 1780: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,125 km apart end to end, 375 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (4).

Battle of Chestnut NeckAffair at Little Egg HarborBattle of Monck's CornerBattle of Kings MountainBattle of Chestnut NeckAffair at Little Egg HarborBattle of Monck's CornerBattle of Kings MountainAtlantaPhiladelphiaCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkBaltimoreIndianapolisRichmondKnoxvilleColumbia500 km36.373N, 77.878W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1778: 2 engagements2 in 17781780: 2 engagements2 in 178017781780
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Chestnut Neck, 1778Affair at Little Egg Harbor, 1778Battle of Monck's Corner, 1780Battle of Kings Mountain, 178017781780
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 October 1778Battle of Chestnut NeckNew Jersey, United StatesInconclusive
15 October 1778Affair at Little Egg HarborNew Jersey, United States7 km EBritish victory
14 April 1780Battle of Monck's CornerMoncks Corner, South Carolina, United States867 km SWBritish victory
7 October 1780Battle of Kings MountainSouth Carolina, United States251 km NWAmerican 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, uncredited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.