Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Lathom House: contested ground

The ground around Lathom House was fought over 3 times between 1644 and 1645: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Lathom HouseSiege of Lathom HouseBattle of OrmskirkBattle of OrmskirkDublinBirminghamManchesterBelfastLeedsLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbrough200 km53.577N, 2.841W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Siege of Lathom House, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 164516441645
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 August 1644Battle of OrmskirkEnglish Civil War
July 1645Siege of Lathom HouseLathom HouseFirst English Civil War
2 December 1645Siege of Lathom HouseLathomFirst English Civil War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.