Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale

Scottish nobleman and soldier, 1300 to 1353

William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1333 and 1346: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 532 km apart end to end, 177 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second War of Scottish Independence (2), Wars of Scottish Independence (1), Hundred Years' War (1).

Battle of DornockBattle of CulbleanSiege of PerthBattle of Neville's CrossBattle of DornockBattle of CulbleanSiege of PerthBattle of Neville's CrossGlasgowNewcastleEdinburghMiddlesbroughAyrDumfriesGreenockCarlisleFort William100 km55.931N, 2.513W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1333: 1 engagements1 in 13331335: 1 engagements1 in 13351339: 1 engagements1 in 13391346: 1 engagements1 in 134613331346
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Dornock, 1333Battle of Culblean, 1335Siege of Perth, 1339Battle of Neville's Cross, 134613331346
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 March 1333Battle of DornockDornock, United KingdomEnglish victory
30 November 1335Battle of CulbleanAberdeenshire, United Kingdom235 km NVictory for Bruce partisans
May 1339Siege of PerthPerth, United Kingdom83 km SScottish victory
17 October 1346Battle of Neville's CrossNeville's Cross, United Kingdom214 km SEEnglish victory; Capture of the Scottish King

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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.