Battles in East Sussex
3 battles fought in East Sussex (England), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in East Sussex?
This site maps 3 battles in East Sussex, from the Battle of Mercredesburne (485) to the Battle of Lewes (1264).
How many battlefields in East Sussex are officially listed?
2 of them are on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Hastings, Battle of Lewes. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
All battles in East Sussex
- Battle of Mercredesburne 485Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Hastings 1066Norman conquest of England · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Lewes 1264medieval · officially listed battlefield
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.