Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Edward Bruce

medieval Scottish nobleman and soldier, 1275 to 1318

Edward Bruce is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1307 and 1318: 8 battles and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (5), Ireland (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,238 km apart end to end, 155 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First War of Scottish Independence (7), Wars of Scottish Independence (2).

Battle of TurnberryBattle of SliochBattle of KellsBattle of SkerriesBattle of BannockburnBruce campaign in IrelandBattle of ConnorBattle of Moiry PassBattle of FaughartBattle of BannockburnBruce campaign in IrelandBattle of ConnorBattle of Moiry PassBattle of FaughartGlasgowManchesterLeedsNewcastleLiverpoolEdinburghNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeBlackpool200 km55.364N, 5.326W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1307: 2 engagements1314: 1 engagements1315: 4 engagements4 in 13151316: 1 engagements1318: 1 engagements13071318
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Turnberry, 1307Battle of Slioch, 1307Battle of Bannockburn, 1314Bruce campaign in Ireland, 1315Battle of Connor, 1315Battle of Moiry Pass, 1315Battle of Kells, 1315Battle of Skerries, 1316Battle of Faughart, 131813071318
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
February 1307Battle of TurnberryUnited KingdomScottish victory
November 1307Battle of SliochDrumblade, United Kingdom268 km NEinconclusive
23 June 1314Battle of BannockburnBattlefield of Bannockburn, United Kingdom166 km SWScottish victory
1315Bruce campaign in IrelandIreland398 km SWEnglish victory, but rule in Ireland severely weakened...
August 1315Battle of ConnorKells, United Kingdom172 km NEScottish victory
September 1315Battle of Moiry PassMoyry Pass, United Kingdom47 km SScottish victory
November 1315Battle of KellsKells, Ireland51 km SWScottish victory
26 January 1316Battle of SkerriesIreland52 km SEScottish victory
14 October 1318Battle of FaughartFaughart, Ireland84 km NAnglo-Irish 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.