Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Richard I of England

Battles of Richard I of England

King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)

Richard I of England is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1189 and 1198: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Israel (3), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,439 km apart end to end, 1,146 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Third Crusade (3).

Siege of AcreBattle of ArsufBattle of JaffaBattle of GisorsSiege of AcreBattle of ArsufBattle of JaffaBattle of GisorsMadridAthensKyivViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlexandriaAnkaraAlgiersMilan1000 km40.658N, 18.413E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1189: 1 engagements1 in 11891191: 1 engagements1 in 11911192: 1 engagements1 in 11921198: 1 engagements1 in 119811891198
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Acre, 1189Battle of Arsuf, 1191Battle of Jaffa, 1192Battle of Gisors, 119811891198
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 August 1189Siege of AcreAcre, IsraelCrusader victory
7 September 1191Battle of ArsufArsuf, Israel85 km SCrusader victory
8 August 1192Battle of JaffaJaffa, Israel16 km SCrusader victory
27 September 1198Battle of GisorsCourcelles-lès-Gisors, France3,337 km NWEnglish 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, Matthew Paris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.