Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of James Douglas, Lord of Douglas

Battles of James Douglas, Lord of Douglas

Scottish knight, 1289 to 1330

James Douglas, Lord of Douglas is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1307 and 1330: 8 battles and 3 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (10), Spain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,969 km apart end to end, 297 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First War of Scottish Independence (7), Wars of Scottish Independence (3).

Battle of TurnberrySiege of CarlisleBattle of SkaithmuirCapture of BerwickBattle of MytonBattle of TebaBattle of the Pass of BranderSiege of Roxburgh CastleBattle of BannockburnBattle of Old BylandBattle of Stanhope ParkBattle of the Pass of BranderBattle of Old BylandMadridBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurtLisbon1000 km46.698N, 3.170W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1307: 1 engagements1308: 1 engagements1314: 2 engagements2 in 13141315: 1 engagements1316: 1 engagements1318: 1 engagements1319: 1 engagements1322: 1 engagements1327: 1 engagements1330: 1 engagements13071330
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Turnberry, 1307Battle of the Pass of Brander, 1308Siege of Roxburgh Castle, 1314Battle of Bannockburn, 1314Siege of Carlisle, 1315Battle of Skaithmuir, 1316Capture of Berwick, 1318Battle of Myton, 1319Battle of Old Byland, 1322Battle of Stanhope Park, 1327Battle of Teba, 133013071330
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
February 1307Battle of TurnberryUnited KingdomScottish victory
1308Battle of the Pass of BranderBridge of Awe, United Kingdom123 km NBruce victory
19 February 1314Siege of Roxburgh CastleRoxburgh Castle, United Kingdom192 km SEScottish victory
23 June 1314Battle of BannockburnBattlefield of Bannockburn, United Kingdom108 km NWScottish victory
1315Siege of CarlisleCarlisle, United Kingdom148 km SEEnglish victory
1316Battle of SkaithmuirColdstream, United Kingdom100 km NEScottish victory
8 April 1318Capture of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom18 km NEScottish victory
20 September 1319Battle of MytonMyton-on-Swale, United Kingdom191 km SScottish victory
14 October 1322Battle of Old BylandYorkshire, United Kingdom19 km NEScottish victory
3 August 1327Battle of Stanhope ParkCounty Durham, United Kingdom84 km NWScottish victory
1 August 1330Battle of TebaTeba, Spain1,986 km SCastilian 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, Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.