Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of William the Conqueror

Battles of William the Conqueror

King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)

William the Conqueror is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1047 and 1068: 5 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in France (4), United Kingdom (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 888 km apart end to end, 178 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Norman conquest of England (2).

Battle of PouancéBattle of Val-ès-DunesBattle of VaravilleBattle of SegréBattle of HastingsSiege of ExeterBattle of Val-ès-DunesBattle of VaravilleBattle of SegréBattle of HastingsSiege of ExeterLe HavreRennesRouenBrightonPortsmouthPlymouthToursOrléansBrestLe Mans200 km49.300N, 1.521W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1047: 1 engagements1057: 1 engagements1066: 3 engagements3 in 10661068: 1 engagements10471068
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Val-ès-Dunes, 1047Battle of Varaville, 1057Battle of Segré, 1066Battle of Pouancé, 1066Battle of Hastings, 1066Siege of Exeter, 106810471068
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 August 1047Battle of Val-ès-DunesChicheboville, FranceFranco-Norman victory
1057Battle of VaravilleVaraville, France23 km NNorman victory
1066Battle of SegréSegré, France185 km SBreton victory
1066Battle of PouancéPouancé, France23 km WBreton victory
14 October 1066Battle of HastingsBattle, United Kingdom373 km NNorman victory
1068Siege of ExeterExeter, United Kingdom283 km WConditional surrender of the city

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