Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen

Battles of Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen

British Army officer (1845-1932)

Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1899: 4 battles, all in present-day South Africa. Taken in date order, the sites lie 60 km apart end to end, 20 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Boer War (4).

Battle of BelmontBattle of GraspanBattle of Modder RiverBattle of MagersfonteinBattle of BelmontBattle of GraspanBattle of Modder RiverBattle of MagersfonteinBloemfonteinMaseruWelkomKimberleyMafetangDe AarBrandfortPrieskaMohales HoekMoyeni200 km29.193S, 24.532E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1899: 4 engagements4 in 189918991899
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Belmont, 1899Battle of Graspan, 1899Battle of Modder River, 1899Battle of Magersfontein, 189918991899
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 November 1899Battle of BelmontOrange Free State, South AfricaBritish victory
25 November 1899Battle of GraspanSouth Africa17 km NEBritish victory
28 November 1899Battle of Modder RiverModder River, South Africa32 km NEBritish victory
11 December 1899Battle of MagersfonteinMagersfontein, South Africa10 km NEBoer 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.