Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Michael Jones

Battles of Michael Jones

Irish soldier of the Irish Confederate War and English Civil War, 1606 to 1649

Michael Jones is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1645 and 1649: 4 battles and 4 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (4), Ireland (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 458 km apart end to end, 65 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Irish Confederate Wars (4), First English Civil War (1), English Civil War (1).

Siege of ChesterBattle of Denbigh GreenSiege of DublinBattle of Rowton HeathBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of RathminesSack of WexfordSiege of WaterfordBattle of Rowton HeathBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of RathminesSack of WexfordSiege of WaterfordBirminghamManchesterCardiffLiverpoolStokeBlackpoolBathDundalkDroghedaDouglas100 km52.851N, 4.978W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1645: 3 engagements1647: 1 engagements1649: 4 engagements4 in 164916451649
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Chester, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Denbigh Green, 1645Battle of Dungan's Hill, 1647Siege of Dublin, 1649Battle of Rathmines, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Siege of Waterford, 164916451649
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
February 1645Siege of ChesterChester, United KingdomParliamentary victory
24 September 1645Battle of Rowton HeathRowton, United Kingdom5 km SEParliamentarian victory
1 November 1645Battle of Denbigh GreenUnited Kingdom38 km WParliamentarian victory
August 1647Battle of Dungan's HillIreland224 km WParliamentarian victory
1649Siege of DublinDublin, Ireland33 km ESiege abandoned
2 August 1649Battle of RathminesRathmines, Ireland2 km SCommonwealth of England victory
2 October 1649Sack of WexfordWexford, Ireland111 km SCommonwealth victory
December 1649Siege of WaterfordWaterford, United Kingdom46 km WParliamentarian victory; New Model Army take Waterford...

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, The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.