Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey

Battles of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey

English Earl and general, 1231 to 1304

John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1264 and 1297: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 918 km apart end to end, 184 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Barons' War (3), First War of Scottish Independence (1), Wars of Scottish Independence (1).

Battle of ChesterfieldBattle of LewesBattle of EveshamSiege of KenilworthBattle of DunbarBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of LewesBattle of EveshamSiege of KenilworthBattle of DunbarBattle of Stirling BridgeAmsterdamBrusselsDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchesterThe HagueBelfastLeedsLille200 km53.504N, 1.974W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1264: 1 engagements1265: 1 engagements1266: 2 engagements2 in 12661296: 1 engagements1297: 1 engagements12641297
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lewes, 1264Battle of Evesham, 1265Battle of Chesterfield, 1266Siege of Kenilworth, 1266Battle of Dunbar, 1296Battle of Stirling Bridge, 129712641297
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 May 1264Battle of LewesLewes, United KingdomBaronial victory
4 August 1265Battle of EveshamEvesham, United Kingdom191 km NWRoyal victory
15 May 1266Battle of ChesterfieldUnited Kingdom130 km NRoyal victory
June 1266Siege of KenilworthKenilworth Castle, United Kingdom99 km SRoyal victory; Dictum of Kenilworth
27 April 1296Battle of DunbarDunbar, United Kingdom408 km NEnglish victory
11 September 1297Battle of Stirling BridgeStirling, United Kingdom89 km WScottish 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, Howard de Walden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.