Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet

Battles of Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet

English writer, politician, and commander in the Parliamentary army (1604-1661)

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1643 and 1646: 4 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 247 km apart end to end, 62 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (4), English Civil War (1).

Battle of Hopton HeathSecond Battle of MiddlewichBattle of NantwichSiege of ChesterBattle of Stow-on-the-WoldBattle of Hopton HeathSecond Battle of MiddlewichSiege of ChesterBattle of Stow-on-the-WoldBirminghamManchesterLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeKingston upon HullBlackpoolOxford100 km52.567N, 2.310W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1643: 2 engagements2 in 16431644: 1 engagements1645: 1 engagements1646: 1 engagements16431646
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643Second Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Nantwich, 1644Siege of Chester, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 164616431646
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 March 1643Battle of Hopton HeathHopton Heath, United KingdomInconclusive
26 December 1643Second Battle of MiddlewichMiddlewich, United Kingdom47 km NWRoyalist victory
25 January 1644Battle of NantwichNantwich, United Kingdom14 km SWParliamentarian victory
February 1645Siege of ChesterChester, United Kingdom26 km NWParliamentary victory
21 March 1646Battle of Stow-on-the-WoldStow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom159 km SEParliamentarian 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, Michiel Van der Gucht, after Unknown artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.