Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault

Battles of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault

Scottish noble (1516-1575)

James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1545 and 1559: 2 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 177 km apart end to end, 44 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Anglo-Scottish Wars (3).

Battle of Ancrum MoorSiege of St Andrews CastleBattle of PinkieSiege of HaddingtonSiege of LeithBattle of Ancrum MoorSiege of St Andrews CastleBattle of PinkieSiege of HaddingtonSiege of LeithGlasgowBelfastNewcastleMiddlesbroughAberdeenDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesSunderland100 km55.938N, 2.890W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1545: 1 engagements1 in 15451546: 1 engagements1 in 15461547: 1 engagements1 in 15471548: 1 engagements1 in 15481559: 1 engagements1 in 155915451559
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ancrum Moor, 1545Siege of St Andrews Castle, 1546Battle of Pinkie, 1547Siege of Haddington, 1548Siege of Leith, 155915451559
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 February 1545Battle of Ancrum MoorJedburgh, United KingdomScottish victory
1546Siege of St Andrews CastleSt Andrews, United Kingdom90 km NGovernment victory
10 September 1547Battle of PinkieMusselburgh, United Kingdom47 km SEnglish victory
1548Siege of HaddingtonHaddington, United Kingdom16 km EFranco-Scottish victory
December 1559Siege of LeithLeith, United Kingdom24 km WCatholic/French withstood siege.; Mary of Guise died during...

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