Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Ronald Reagan

Battles of Ronald Reagan

president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)

Ronald Reagan is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1981 and 1989: 1 battle, 3 naval actions and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Libya (2), Grenada (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 18,155 km apart end to end, 4,539 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Cold War (2), human history (1).

Gulf of Sidra incident1983 Invasion of GrenadaAction in the Gulf of Sidra1986 United States bombing of LibyaGulf of Sidra incidentGulf of Sidra incident1983 Invasion of GrenadaAction in the Gulf of Sidra1986 United States bombing of LibyaGulf of Sidra incidentMadridAthensCasablancaDakar5000 km22.775N, 19.175W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1981: 1 engagements1983: 1 engagements1986: 2 engagements2 in 19861989: 1 engagements19811989
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Gulf of Sidra incident, 19811983 Invasion of Grenada, 1983Action in the Gulf of Sidra, 19861986 United States bombing of Libya, 1986Gulf of Sidra incident, 198919811989
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1981Gulf of Sidra incidentGulf of Sidra, LibyaUS Victory; Two Su-22M3 shot down
19831983 Invasion of GrenadaGrenada8,349 km WAmerican–CPF & Grenadian Opposition victory; Grenadian...
1986Action in the Gulf of SidraGulf of Sidra8,349 km NEAmerican victory
19861986 United States bombing of LibyaLibya510 km SGround targets destroyed; Failed assassination attempt...
4 January 1989Gulf of Sidra incidentMediterranean Sea948 km NEU.S. victory; Two Libyan MiG-23ML fighters shot down

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, Michael Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.