Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron

Battles of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron

English politician, 1598 to 1652

John Byron, 1st Baron Byron is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1642 and 1645: 8 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 795 km apart end to end, 99 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (6), English Civil War (3).

Second Battle of MiddlewichBattle of NantwichRelief of Montgomery CastleSiege of ChesterBattle of EdgehillBattle of Roundway DownFirst Battle of NewburyBattle of Marston MoorBattle of OrmskirkBattle of EdgehillBattle of Roundway DownFirst Battle of NewburyBattle of Marston MoorBattle of OrmskirkBirminghamManchesterLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeKingston upon HullBlackpoolLuton100 km52.672N, 2.202W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1642: 1 engagements1643: 3 engagements1644: 4 engagements4 in 16441645: 1 engagements16421645
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Roundway Down, 1643First Battle of Newbury, 1643Second Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Nantwich, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Relief of Montgomery Castle, 1644Siege of Chester, 164516421645
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 October 1642Battle of EdgehillEdgehill, United KingdomInconclusive
13 July 1643Battle of Roundway DownDevizes, United Kingdom91 km SRoyalist victory
20 September 1643First Battle of NewburyNewbury, United Kingdom44 km EParliamentarian victory
26 December 1643Second Battle of MiddlewichMiddlewich, United Kingdom215 km NRoyalist victory
25 January 1644Battle of NantwichNantwich, United Kingdom14 km SWParliamentarian victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom130 km NEParliamentarian-Scottish victory
20 August 1644Battle of OrmskirkUnited Kingdom116 km WParliamentarian victory
18 September 1644Relief of Montgomery CastleMontgomery, United Kingdom113 km SParliamentarian victory
February 1645Siege of ChesterChester, United Kingdom72 km NParliamentary 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, William Dobson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.