Battle of Lansdowne
1643 English Civil War battle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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51.4313°N 2.4010°W / 51.4313; -2.4010
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Battle of Lansdowne | |||||||
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Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
The battlefield today with Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Hopton + Sir Bevil Grenville † Colonel John Giffard[1] | Sir William Waller | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 horse 4,000 foot 300 dragoons 16 guns |
2,500 horse 1,500 foot Unknown number of guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200-300 killed 600–700 wounded |
20 killed 60 wounded |
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The First English Civil War battle of Lansdowne, or Lansdown, was fought on 5 July 1643, at Lansdowne Hill, near Bath, Somerset, England. Although the Royalists under Lord Hopton forced the Parliamentarians under Sir William Waller to retreat from their hilltop position, they suffered so many casualties themselves and were left so disordered and short of ammunition that an injured Hopton was forced to retire.