Atlas of Battles

commander, 24 engagements

Battles of Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Battles of Prince Rupert of the Rhine

English-German aristocrat, army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial administrator (1619–1682)

Prince Rupert of the Rhine is recorded as a commander at 24 placed engagements in the atlas between 1635 and 1667: 15 battles, 3 sieges and 6 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (21), Netherlands (1), Germany (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,380 km apart end to end, 147 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (11), English Civil War (6), Second Anglo-Dutch War (4).

Battles of SchooneveldBattle of Powick BridgeBattle of Kings NortonBattle of AylesburyBattle of BrentfordBattle of Camp HillSiege of LichfieldBattle of Chalgrove FieldBattle of Aldbourne ChaseFirst Battle of NewburyBattle of Olney BridgeRelief of NewarkSiege of OxfordBolton MassacreSiege of BristolBattle of the Kentish KnockBattle of LowestoftSt. James's Day BattleBattle of EdgehillBattle of Marston MoorBattle of NasebyFour Days' BattleRaid on the MedwayBattle of EdgehillBattle of Marston MoorBattle of NasebyFour Days' BattleRaid on the MedwayBirminghamManchesterLeedsNottinghamStokeKingston upon HullLutonOxfordNorwichBrugge100 km52.480N, 0.549E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1635: 1 engagements1638: 1 engagements1642: 5 engagements1643: 6 engagements6 in 16431644: 4 engagements1645: 2 engagements1652: 1 engagements1665: 1 engagements1666: 2 engagements1667: 1 engagements16351667
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Schooneveld, 1635Battle of Vlotho, 1638Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Aylesbury, 1642Battle of Brentford, 1642Battle of Camp Hill, 1643Siege of Lichfield, 1643Battle of Chalgrove Field, 1643Battle of Aldbourne Chase, 1643First Battle of Newbury, 1643Battle of Olney Bridge, 1643Relief of Newark, 1644Siege of Oxford, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of the Kentish Knock, 1652Battle of Lowestoft, 1665St. James's Day Battle, 1666Four Days' Battle, 1666Raid on the Medway, 166716351667
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
June 1635Battles of SchooneveldNorth Sea, NetherlandsDutch victory
17 October 1638Battle of VlothoVlotho, Germany375 km EImperial victory
23 September 1642Battle of Powick BridgeWorcester, United Kingdom756 km WRoyalist victory
17 October 1642Battle of Kings NortonKings Norton, United Kingdom34 km NEParliamentarian victory
23 October 1642Battle of EdgehillEdgehill, United Kingdom42 km SEInconclusive
1 November 1642Battle of AylesburyHolman's Bridge, United Kingdom57 km SEParliamentarian victory
12 November 1642Battle of BrentfordBrentford, United Kingdom52 km SERoyalist victory
3 April 1643Battle of Camp HillCamp Hill, United Kingdom154 km NWRoyalist victory
29 May 1643Siege of LichfieldLichfield, United Kingdom24 km NRoyalist victory
18 June 1643Battle of Chalgrove FieldChalgrove, United Kingdom124 km SERoyalist victory
18 September 1643Battle of Aldbourne ChaseAldbourne, United Kingdom47 km SWInconclusive
20 September 1643First Battle of NewburyNewbury, United Kingdom26 km SEParliamentarian victory
4 November 1643Battle of Olney BridgeOlney, United Kingdom96 km NEParliamentarian victory
1644Relief of NewarkUnited Kingdom103 km NRoyalist victory
May 1644Siege of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom151 km SParliamentarian victory
28 May 1644Bolton MassacreBolton, United Kingdom218 km NRoyalist victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom88 km NEParliamentarian-Scottish victory
14 June 1645Battle of NasebyNaseby, United Kingdom173 km SParliamentarian victory
10 September 1645Siege of BristolBristol, United Kingdom153 km SWParliamentary victory
8 October 1652Battle of the Kentish KnockNorth Sea, United Kingdom262 km EEnglish victory
13 June 1665Battle of LowestoftNorth Sea161 km NEEnglish victory
1666St. James's Day BattleNorth Foreland, United Kingdom153 km SWEnglish victory
11 June 1666Four Days' BattleNorth Foreland, United Kingdom28 km EDutch victory
9 June 1667Raid on the MedwayRiver Medway, United Kingdom102 km WDutch 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, Peter Lely, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.