Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

Battles of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

English politician (1602-1671)

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1643 and 1644: 3 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 569 km apart end to end, 142 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (3), English Civil War (2).

Battle of WincebySiege of YorkSiege of LincolnBattle of Marston MoorSecond Battle of NewburyBattle of WincebySiege of YorkSiege of LincolnBattle of Marston MoorSecond Battle of NewburyBirminghamManchesterLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeKingston upon HullBlackpoolLuton100 km52.688N, 0.683W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1643: 1 engagements1644: 4 engagements4 in 164416431644
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Winceby, 1643Siege of York, 1644Siege of Lincoln, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Second Battle of Newbury, 164416431644
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 October 1643Battle of WincebyWinceby, United KingdomParliamentarian victory
22 April 1644Siege of YorkYork, United Kingdom108 km NWParliamentarian-Covenanter victory
3 May 1644Siege of LincolnLincoln, United Kingdom85 km SEParliamentarian victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom92 km NWParliamentarian-Scottish victory
27 October 1644Second Battle of NewburyNewbury, United Kingdom283 km SIndecisive

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