Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Winfield Scott

Battles of Winfield Scott

United States Army general (1786–1866)

Winfield Scott is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1813 and 1847: 8 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Mexico (7), Canada (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,369 km apart end to end, 546 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (7), War of 1812 (2).

Battle of Fort GeorgeBattle of Mexico-cityBattle of Cerro GordoBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of ChippawaBattle of ChapultepecSiege of VeracruzBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of ContrerasBattle of ChippawaBattle of ChapultepecSiege of VeracruzBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of ContrerasChicagoMiamiAtlantaHoustonMonterreyDenver2000 km31.221N, 89.108W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1813: 1 engagements1814: 1 engagements1847: 7 engagements7 in 184718131847
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fort George, 1813Battle of Chippawa, 1814Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Siege of Veracruz, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Battle of Contreras, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 184718131847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1813Battle of Fort GeorgeCanadaAmerican victory
5 July 1814Battle of ChippawaBattle of Chippawa National Historic Site, Canada22 km SAmerican victory
1847Battle of ChapultepecReal Valle de Camargo, Mexico3,234 km SWAmerican victory
1847Siege of VeracruzVeracruz, Mexico319 km EAmerican victory
1847Battle of Mexico-cityMexico City, Mexico314 km WAmerican victory; American occupation of Mexico City
18 April 1847Battle of Cerro GordoMexico234 km EAmerican victory
20 August 1847Battle of ChurubuscoMexico City, Mexico236 km WAmerican victory
1847Battle of ContrerasMexico City, Mexico1 km EAmerican victory
8 September 1847Battle of Molino del ReyMolino del Rey, Mexico9 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, Charles D. Fredricks & Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.