Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Henry III of England

Battles of Henry III of England

King of England from 1216 to 1272, 1207 to 1272

Henry III of England is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1242 and 1266: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (3), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,072 km apart end to end, 357 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Barons' War (3).

Battle of TaillebourgBattle of NorthamptonBattle of LewesSiege of KenilworthBattle of TaillebourgBattle of NorthamptonBattle of LewesSiege of KenilworthGenevaAmsterdamBrusselsLyonThe HagueBernLe Havre500 km49.088N, 0.802W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1242: 1 engagements1264: 2 engagements2 in 12641266: 1 engagements12421266
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Taillebourg, 1242Battle of Northampton, 1264Battle of Lewes, 1264Siege of Kenilworth, 126612421266
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 July 1242Battle of TaillebourgTaillebourg, FranceFrench victory
March 1264Battle of NorthamptonNorthampton, United Kingdom713 km NRoyal victory
14 May 1264Battle of LewesLewes, United Kingdom163 km SEBaronial victory
June 1266Siege of KenilworthKenilworth Castle, United Kingdom196 km NWRoyal victory; Dictum of Kenilworth

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