Atlas of Battles

commander, 19 engagements

Battles of Oliver Cromwell

Battles of Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

Oliver Cromwell is recorded as a commander at 19 placed engagements in the atlas between 1643 and 1651: 9 battles and 10 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (16), Ireland (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,041 km apart end to end, 169 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Irish Confederate Wars (5), First English Civil War (4), English Civil War (3).

Battle of GainsboroughSiege of HullBattle of WincebySiege of Basing HouseSiege of LincolnSiege of BridgwaterBattle of Bovey HeathSiege of PembrokeBattle of WinwickSiege of DroghedaSack of WexfordSiege of WaterfordSiege of KilkennySiege of ClonmelBattle of Marston MoorBattle of NasebyBattle of PrestonBattle of DunbarBattle of WorcesterBattle of Marston MoorBattle of NasebyBattle of PrestonBattle of DunbarBattle of WorcesterDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsLilleNewcastleCardiffLiverpool200 km53.280N, 3.872W
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1643: 4 engagements4 in 16431644: 2 engagements1645: 2 engagements1646: 1 engagements1648: 3 engagements1649: 3 engagements1650: 3 engagements1651: 1 engagements16431651
19 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Gainsborough, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Battle of Winceby, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Siege of Lincoln, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bridgwater, 1645Battle of Bovey Heath, 1646Siege of Pembroke, 1648Battle of Preston, 1648Battle of Winwick, 1648Siege of Drogheda, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Siege of Waterford, 1649Siege of Kilkenny, 1650Siege of Clonmel, 1650Battle of Dunbar, 1650Battle of Worcester, 165116431651
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 July 1643Battle of GainsboroughGainsborough, United KingdomParliamentarian victory
2 September 1643Siege of HullKingston upon Hull, United Kingdom49 km NEParliamentarian victory
11 October 1643Battle of WincebyWinceby, United Kingdom63 km SParliamentarian victory
November 1643Siege of Basing HouseBasing House, United Kingdom226 km SParliamentarian victory
3 May 1644Siege of LincolnLincoln, United Kingdom223 km NParliamentarian victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom92 km NWParliamentarian-Scottish victory
14 June 1645Battle of NasebyNaseby, United Kingdom173 km SParliamentarian victory
13 July 1645Siege of BridgwaterBridgwater, United Kingdom196 km SWParliamentarian victory
9 January 1646Battle of Bovey HeathUnited Kingdom79 km SWParliamentarian victory
1648Siege of PembrokePembroke Castle, United Kingdom151 km NWParliamentarian victory
17 August 1648Battle of PrestonPreston, United Kingdom276 km NEParliamentarian victory
19 August 1648Battle of WinwickUnited Kingdom35 km SParliamentarian victory
3 September 1649Siege of DroghedaDrogheda, Ireland249 km WCommonwealth victory
2 October 1649Sack of WexfordWexford, Ireland154 km SCommonwealth victory
December 1649Siege of WaterfordWaterford, United Kingdom46 km WParliamentarian victory; New Model Army take Waterford...
22 March 1650Siege of KilkennyCounty Kilkenny, Ireland38 km NParliamentarian victory
April 1650Siege of ClonmelClonmel, United Kingdom40 km SWCostly English victory
3 September 1650Battle of DunbarDunbar, United Kingdom528 km NEEnglish victory
3 September 1651Battle of WorcesterWorcester, United Kingdom422 km SDecisive Parliamentarian 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, G. Schouten engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.