Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Robert Craufurd

Battles of Robert Craufurd

Scottish soldier (1764-1812)

Robert Craufurd is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1807 and 1810: 4 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Argentina (2), Spain (1), Portugal (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,919 km apart end to end, 3,306 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Peninsular War (2).

Battle of MiserereBattle of the RetiroCombat of BarquillaBattle of the CôaBattle of MiserereBattle of the RetiroCombat of BarquillaBattle of the CôaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaMiamiBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterreySan Francisco5000 km3.058N, 32.557W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1807: 2 engagements2 in 18071810: 2 engagements2 in 181018071810
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Miserere, 1807Battle of the Retiro, 1807Combat of Barquilla, 1810Battle of the Côa, 181018071810
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 July 1807Battle of MiserereBalvanera, ArgentinaBritish victory
1807Battle of the RetiroRetiro, Argentina3 km NEBritish victory
11 July 1810Combat of BarquillaVillar de Argañán, Spain9,898 km NEFrench victory
24 July 1810Battle of the CôaCôa, Portugal18 km WFrench 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.