battle, medieval

Battle of Northampton

Name: Battle of Northampton
Location: Northampton, United Kingdom

Battle of Northampton was a battle fought in March 1264 at Northampton, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Second Barons' War, which ran from 1264 to 1267. The recorded result: Royal victory.

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FoughtMarch 1264

WhereNorthampton, United Kingdom52.237N, 0.905W

OutcomeRoyal victory

BelligerentsRoyal forcesagainstBaronial forces

Part ofSecond Barons' War1264 to 1267

Where it sits in Second Barons' War

4 placed engagements of Second Barons' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	March 1264 (month precision)
Place	Northampton, United Kingdom 52.237N, 0.905W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Henry III of England Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Philip Marmion, 5th Baron Marmion of Tamworth	Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort the Younger

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Northampton 1460, 2.1 km SE
Battle of Olney Bridge 1643, 17 km SE
Battle of Naseby 1645, 21 km N
Battle of Edgcote 1469, 27 km SW
Battle of Danes Moor 1469, 27 km SW

In the same war

After: Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264
All 4 engagements of Second Barons' War

Elsewhere in 1264

Battle of Northampton is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871912, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Northampton (1264), revision 1370451880, 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. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.