Battles in Essex
4 battles fought in Essex (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 Essex?
This site maps 4 battles in Essex, from the Battle of Benfleet (894) to the First Battle of St Albans (1455).
How many battlefields in Essex are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Maldon. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Viking activity in the British Isles (2).
All battles in Essex
- Battle of Benfleet 894anglo-saxon
- Battle of Maldon 991Viking activity in the British Isles · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Assandun 1016Viking activity in the British Isles
- First Battle of St Albans 1455Wars of the Roses
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.