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Battle of Boroughbridge

Battle of Boroughbridge was a battle fought on 16 March 1322 at Boroughbridge, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Despenser War, which ran from 1321 to 1322. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: about 4,000 against about 1,000.

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Map of the Battle of Boroughbridge. Altered slightly from original, Norwegian text removed.
Map of the Battle of Boroughbridge. Altered slightly from original, Norwegian text removed.. User:FinnWikiNo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 March 1322
WhereBoroughbridge, United Kingdom54.097N, 1.396W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstContrariants
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Battlefield todayBattle of Boroughbridge battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000003, 28 ha
Part ofDespenser War1321 to 1322

Where it sits in the Despenser War

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Record

Date16 March 1322
PlaceBoroughbridge, United Kingdom
54.097N, 1.396W
KindBattle, medieval
Strengthabout 4,000about 1,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle
  • John Peche
  • Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
  • Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
  • Roger Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford
Battle of BoroughbridgeBattle of BoroughbridgeBattle of MytonBattle of Myton5 km54.097N, 1.396W
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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Boroughbridge battlefield (entry 1000003), 28 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Boroughbridge is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2657536, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boroughbridge, revision 1370434911, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.