Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester

Battles of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester

Anglo-Norman nobleman who led a rebellion against King Henry III of England (1208-1265)

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1217 and 1265: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (3), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,366 km apart end to end, 455 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Barons' War (3), Albigensian Crusade (1).

Battle of SalvetatBattle of NorthamptonBattle of LewesBattle of EveshamBattle of SalvetatBattle of NorthamptonBattle of LewesBattle of EveshamGenevaAmsterdamMilanFrankfurtBrusselsZürichLyonBirminghamFlorenceThe Hague500 km47.740N, 0.397W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1217: 1 engagements1264: 2 engagements2 in 12641265: 1 engagements12171265
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Salvetat, 1217Battle of Northampton, 1264Battle of Lewes, 1264Battle of Evesham, 126512171265
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 September 1217Battle of SalvetatSaint-Julien-sur-Garonne, FranceToulouse victory
March 1264Battle of NorthamptonNorthampton, United Kingdom1,012 km NRoyal victory
14 May 1264Battle of LewesLewes, United Kingdom163 km SEBaronial victory
4 August 1265Battle of EveshamEvesham, United Kingdom191 km NWRoyal 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.