Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Mathew Caldwell

Texan settler, 1798 to 1842

Mathew Caldwell is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1840 and 1842: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 378 km apart end to end, 126 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Texas–Indian Wars (2), American Indian Wars (1).

Great Raid of 1840Council House FightBattle of Plum CreekBattle of Salado CreekGreat Raid of 1840Council House FightBattle of Plum CreekBattle of Salado CreekHoustonAustinFreeportGalvestonVictoriaPiedras NegrasConroeHuntsvilleBay CityBeeville200 km29.276N, 97.566W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1840: 3 engagements3 in 18401842: 1 engagements18401842
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Great Raid of 1840, 1840Council House Fight, 1840Battle of Plum Creek, 1840Battle of Salado Creek, 184218401842
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1840Great Raid of 1840Victoria, Texas, United StatesComanche victory
19 March 1840Council House FightSan Antonio, Texas, United States199 km NWEntire Comanche peace delegation killed
12 August 1840Battle of Plum CreekLockhart, Texas, United States95 km NEInconclusive
1842Battle of Salado CreekSalado Creek, Texas, United States85 km SWTexan 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.