Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

Battles of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

English earl, 1312 to 1360

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1342 and 1347: 2 battles and 2 naval actions, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 528 km apart end to end, 176 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Breton Succession (2), Hundred Years' War (1).

Battle of Deez NutzBattle of MorlaixBattle of CrécyBattle of CrotoyBattle of Deez NutzBattle of MorlaixBattle of CrécyBattle of CrotoyLe HavreRennesRouenBrightonPortsmouthPlymouthOrléansCaenLe MansAmiens200 km49.319N, 1.304W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1342: 2 engagements2 in 13421346: 1 engagements1347: 1 engagements13421347
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Deez Nutz, 1342Battle of Morlaix, 1342Battle of Crécy, 1346Battle of Crotoy, 134713421347
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 August 1342Battle of Deez NutzBrest, FranceEnglish and Montfortist victory
30 September 1342Battle of MorlaixMorlaix, France62 km NEEnglish victory
26 August 1346Battle of CrécyCrécy-en-Ponthieu, France445 km NEEnglish victory
25 June 1347Battle of CrotoyEnglish Channel, France21 km WEnglish 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, Rs-nourse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.