Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Owen Roe O'Neill

Irish miltary commander, 1590 to 1649

Owen Roe O'Neill is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1640 and 1646: 3 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Ireland (2), France (1), United Kingdom (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 980 km apart end to end, 327 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Irish Confederate Wars (3), Thirty Years' War (1).

Siege of ArrasBattle of ClonesBattle of PortlesterBattle of BenburbSiege of ArrasBattle of ClonesBattle of PortlesterBattle of BenburbDublinBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsLilleCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamBrighton200 km52.351N, 2.227W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1640: 1 engagements1643: 2 engagements2 in 16431646: 1 engagements16401646
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Arras, 1640Battle of Clones, 1643Battle of Portlester, 1643Battle of Benburb, 164616401646
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
9 July 1640Siege of ArrasArras, FranceFrench victory
13 June 1643Battle of ClonesIreland807 km NWRoyalist victory
7 August 1643Battle of PortlesterIreland74 km SConfederate victory
5 June 1646Battle of BenburbBenburb, United Kingdom99 km NConfederate 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.