Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester

Battles of Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester

English diplomat, 1612 to 1658

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1640 and 1644: 4 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 535 km apart end to end, 178 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (2), English Civil War (1).

Battle of NewburnBattle of EdgehillBattle of Roundway DownBattle of Tipton GreenBattle of NewburnBattle of EdgehillBattle of Roundway DownBattle of Tipton GreenDublinManchesterBelfastLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeKingston upon Hull200 km53.184N, 1.780W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1640: 1 engagements1 in 16401642: 1 engagements1 in 16421643: 1 engagements1 in 16431644: 1 engagements1 in 164416401644
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Newburn, 1640Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Battle of Tipton Green, 164416401644
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 August 1640Battle of NewburnNewburn, United KingdomCovenanter victory
23 October 1642Battle of EdgehillEdgehill, United Kingdom317 km SInconclusive
13 July 1643Battle of Roundway DownDevizes, United Kingdom91 km SRoyalist victory
June 1644Battle of Tipton GreenTipton Green, United Kingdom128 km NIndecisive

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, engraving after 17th century original, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.