Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Edward III of England

Battles of Edward III of England

King of England from 1327 to 1377, 1312 to 1377

Edward III of England is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1327 and 1359: 5 battles, 9 sieges and 2 naval actions across 4 present-day countries, most in France (8), United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,900 km apart end to end, 260 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Hundred Years' War (9), First War of Scottish Independence (1), Second War of Scottish Independence (1).

Battle of Stanhope ParkSiege of BerwickSiege of CambraiSiege of TournaiSiege of VannesBattle of BlanchetaqueSiege of CalaisBattle of WinchelseaBattle of VlaardingenSiege of BerwickSiege of RheimsBattle of Halidon HillBattle of SluysBattle of CaenBattle of CrécySiege of CalaisBattle of Halidon HillBattle of SluysBattle of CaenBattle of CrécySiege of CalaisAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsMunichZürichDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchester500 km51.721N, 0.789E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1327: 1 engagements1333: 2 engagements1339: 1 engagements1340: 2 engagements1342: 1 engagements1346: 4 engagements4 in 13461349: 1 engagements1350: 1 engagements1351: 1 engagements1355: 1 engagements1359: 1 engagements13271359
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Stanhope Park, 1327Siege of Berwick, 1333Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333Siege of Cambrai, 1339Battle of Sluys, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1340Siege of Vannes, 1342Battle of Caen, 1346Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346Battle of Crécy, 1346Siege of Calais, 1346Siege of Calais, 1349Battle of Winchelsea, 1350Battle of Vlaardingen, 1351Siege of Berwick, 1355Siege of Rheims, 135913271359
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 August 1327Battle of Stanhope ParkCounty Durham, United KingdomScottish victory
February 1333Siege of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom115 km NEnglish victory
19 July 1333Battle of Halidon HillBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom3 km NWEnglish victory
August 1339Siege of CambraiCambrai, France717 km SEFrench victory
24 June 1340Battle of SluysSluis, Netherlands131 km NEnglish victory
23 July 1340Siege of TournaiTournai, Belgium83 km Sinconclusive; Truce of Espléchin
1342Siege of VannesVannes, France554 km SWIntervention of Pope Clement VI; Truce of Malestroit...
June 1346Battle of CaenCaen, France245 km NEEnglish victory
24 August 1346Battle of BlanchetaqueSaint-Valery-sur-Somme, France184 km NEEnglish victory
26 August 1346Battle of CrécyCrécy-en-Ponthieu, France18 km NEEnglish victory
4 September 1346Siege of CalaisCalais, France78 km NEnglish victory
31 December 1349Siege of CalaisCalais, France1 km SEnglish victory
29 August 1350Battle of WinchelseaWinchelsea, United Kingdom74 km WEnglish victory
1351Battle of VlaardingenVlaardingen, Netherlands270 km NECod faction victory
1355Siege of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom597 km NWStatus quo ante
20 December 1359Siege of RheimsReims, France830 km SEFrench Victory; English campaign frustrated; Treaty of...

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