Atlas of Battles

commander, 20 engagements

Battles of Edward III of England

Battles of Edward III of England

King of England from 1327 to 1377, 1312 to 1377

Edward III of England is recorded as a commander at 20 placed engagements in the atlas between 1327 and 1359: 5 battles, 9 sieges, 2 naval actions and 4 campaigns across 4 present-day countries, most in France (12), United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,427 km apart end to end, 233 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Hundred Years' War (12), First War of Scottish Independence (1), Second War of Scottish Independence (1).

Battle of Stanhope ParkSiege of BerwickSiege of CambraiThiérache campaignSiege of TournaiSiege of VannesHundred Years' War (1345–1347)Crécy campaignBattle of BlanchetaqueSiege of CalaisBattle of WinchelseaBattle of VlaardingenSiege of BerwickReims CampaignSiege of RheimsBattle of Halidon HillBattle of SluysBattle of CaenBattle of CrécySiege of CalaisBattle of Halidon HillBattle of SluysBattle of CaenBattle of CrécySiege of CalaisAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsMunichZürichDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchester500 km51.713N, 0.959E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1327: 1 engagements1333: 2 engagements1339: 2 engagements1340: 2 engagements1342: 1 engagements1345: 1 engagements1346: 5 engagements5 in 13461349: 1 engagements1350: 1 engagements1351: 1 engagements1355: 1 engagements1359: 2 engagements13271359
20 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Stanhope Park, 1327Siege of Berwick, 1333Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333Siege of Cambrai, 1339Thiérache campaign, 1339Battle of Sluys, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1340Siege of Vannes, 1342Hundred Years' War (1345–1347), 1345Battle of Caen, 1346Crécy campaign, 1346Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346Battle of Crécy, 1346Siege of Calais, 1346Siege of Calais, 1349Battle of Winchelsea, 1350Battle of Vlaardingen, 1351Siege of Berwick, 1355Reims Campaign, 1359Siege of Rheims, 135913271359
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 August 1327Battle of Stanhope ParkCounty Durham, United KingdomScottish victory
February 1333Siege of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom115 km NEnglish victory
19 July 1333Battle of Halidon HillBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom3 km NWEnglish victory
August 1339Siege of CambraiCambrai, France717 km SEFrench victory
1339Thiérache campaignHauts-de-France, France48 km SWEnglish withdrawal
24 June 1340Battle of SluysSluis, Netherlands166 km NEnglish victory
23 July 1340Siege of TournaiTournai, Belgium83 km Sinconclusive; Truce of Espléchin
1342Siege of VannesVannes, France554 km SWIntervention of Pope Clement VI; Truce of Malestroit...
1345Hundred Years' War (1345–1347)France366 km EEnglish victory
June 1346Battle of CaenCaen, France300 km NWEnglish victory
1346Crécy campaignVexin, France8 km SWEnglish victory
24 August 1346Battle of BlanchetaqueSaint-Valery-sur-Somme, France192 km NEEnglish victory
26 August 1346Battle of CrécyCrécy-en-Ponthieu, France18 km NEEnglish victory
4 September 1346Siege of CalaisCalais, France78 km NEnglish victory
31 December 1349Siege of CalaisCalais, France1 km SEnglish victory
29 August 1350Battle of WinchelseaWinchelsea, United Kingdom74 km WEnglish victory
1351Battle of VlaardingenVlaardingen, Netherlands270 km NECod faction victory
1355Siege of BerwickBerwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom597 km NWStatus quo ante
1359Reims CampaignFrance593 km SEFrench Victory; English campaign frustrated; Treaty of...
20 December 1359Siege of RheimsReims, France244 km SEFrench Victory; English campaign frustrated; Treaty of...

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, TheAncientHistorian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.