What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1264
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.88° N, 0.01° W
- Description
- 1264 battle of the Second Barons' War
Battle of Lewes
1264 battle of the Second Barons' War
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made him the "uncrowned King of England". Henry III's forces left the safety of Lewes Castle and St.
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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 “Battle of Lewes: English rebels led by Simon de Montfort defeat Henry III and Prince Edward ("the Lord Edward"), at Lewes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Heinrich III. und sein Sohn Edward werden von der Opposition der Barone unter Führung von Simon V. de Montfort in der Schlacht von Lewes gefangen genommen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “английский король Генрих III потерпел поражение от армии баронов под командованием Симона де Монфора в битве при Льюисе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Lewes: Enrique III de Inglaterra es capturado en Francia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page