Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of John Lambert

Battles of John Lambert

English Parliamentary general and politician (1619-1683)

John Lambert is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1644 and 1651: 9 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,017 km apart end to end, 127 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second English Civil War (2), Wars of the Three Kingdoms (2), Third English Civil War (2).

Battle of Winnington BridgeBattle of HietonBattle of Warrington BridgeBattle of UptonBattle of SelbyScottish invasion of EnglandBattle of PrestonBattle of InverkeithingBattle of WorcesterBattle of SelbyScottish invasion of EnglandBattle of PrestonBattle of InverkeithingBattle of WorcesterDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsNewcastleLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbrough200 km54.057N, 2.555W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1644: 2 engagements1648: 2 engagements1650: 1 engagements1651: 4 engagements4 in 165116441651
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Winnington Bridge, 1644Battle of Selby, 1644Scottish invasion of England, 1648Battle of Preston, 1648Battle of Hieton, 1650Battle of Inverkeithing, 1651Battle of Warrington Bridge, 1651Battle of Upton, 1651Battle of Worcester, 165116441651
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
26 March 1644Battle of Winnington BridgeUnited KingdomGovernment victory
April 1644Battle of SelbySelby, United Kingdom113 km NEParliamentarian victory
1648Scottish invasion of EnglandNorth West England, United Kingdom115 km WEnglish victory
17 August 1648Battle of PrestonPreston, United Kingdom36 km SParliamentarian victory
1 December 1650Battle of HietonHamilton, United Kingdom241 km NCommonwealth victory
20 July 1651Battle of InverkeithingInverkeithing, United Kingdom49 km NEEnglish victory
13 August 1651Battle of Warrington BridgeWarrington, United Kingdom301 km SRoyalist victory
28 August 1651Battle of UptonUpton upon Severn, United Kingdom149 km SParliamentarian victory
3 September 1651Battle of WorcesterWorcester, United Kingdom14 km NDecisive Parliamentarian 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, Robert Walker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.