Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of William Baillie

Scottish general

William Baillie is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1644 and 1648: 4 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 833 km apart end to end, 278 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of the Three Kingdoms (2), English Civil War (1), Second English Civil War (1).

Battle of Marston MoorBattle of AlfordBattle of KilsythBattle of WinwickBattle of Marston MoorBattle of AlfordBattle of KilsythBattle of WinwickDublinGlasgowBelfastLeedsNewcastleLiverpoolMiddlesbroughKingston upon HullBlackpoolDundee200 km55.339N, 2.637W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1644: 1 engagements1645: 2 engagements2 in 16451648: 1 engagements16441648
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Alford, 1645Battle of Kilsyth, 1645Battle of Winwick, 164816441648
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United KingdomParliamentarian-Scottish victory
2 July 1645Battle of AlfordAlford, United Kingdom376 km NRoyalist/Irish Victory
15 August 1645Battle of KilsythKilsyth, United Kingdom160 km SWRoyalist/Irish Victory
19 August 1648Battle of WinwickUnited Kingdom297 km SParliamentarian 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.