Battle of Boroughbridge

When

24 Mar 1322

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.10° N, 1.40° W

Description

1322 battle of the Wars of Scottish Independence

1322 battle in England won by Edward II

The Battle of Boroughbridge was fought on 16 March 1322 in England between a group of rebellious barons and the forces of King Edward II, near Boroughbridge, north-west of York. The culmination of a long period of antagonism between the King and Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, his most powerful subject, it resulted in Lancaster's defeat and execution, ending the Despenser War.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “"Despenser War": Battle of Boroughbridge – English royal forces (some 4,000 men) led by Andrew Harclay defeat the Contrariant barons at Boroughbridge in…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Am 16. März besiegt eine Armee des englischen Königs Eduard II. die Armee der von Thomas of Lancaster”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “écrasé à la bataille de Boroughbridge, dans le Yorkshire, Lancastre est capturé et exécuté le 22 mars”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Боробридже”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Se libra la batalla de Boroughbridge”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Despenser War1321 · Civil war