Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of James II of England

Battles of James II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688 (1633–1701)

James II of England is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1658 and 1690: 2 battles, 1 siege and 2 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (2), France (1), Ireland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,060 km apart end to end, 265 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Williamite War in Ireland (2), Anglo-Spanish War (1), Second Anglo-Dutch War (1).

Battle of the DunesBattle of LowestoftBattle of SolebaySiege of DerryBattle of the BoyneBattle of the DunesBattle of SolebaySiege of DerryBattle of the BoyneDublinBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsLilleNewcastleCardiffLiverpoolNottingham200 km53.016N, 2.205W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1658: 1 engagements1 in 16581665: 1 engagements1 in 16651672: 1 engagements1 in 16721689: 1 engagements1 in 16891690: 1 engagements1 in 169016581690
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Dunes, 1658Battle of Lowestoft, 1665Battle of Solebay, 1672Siege of Derry, 1689Battle of the Boyne, 169016581690
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 June 1658Battle of the DunesDunkirk, FranceFranco-Commonwealth victory
13 June 1665Battle of LowestoftNorth Sea165 km NEnglish victory
28 May 1672Battle of SolebaySouthwold, United Kingdom76 km WDutch strategic victory
1 August 1689Siege of DerryDerry, United Kingdom666 km NWWilliamite victory
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDrogheda, Ireland153 km SEWilliamite 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, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.