Battle of St Fagans

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The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.

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Battle of St Fagans canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
associatedCity Cardiff
associatedPlace St Fagans Castle
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
campaign Parliamentarian suppression of 1648 Welsh revolt
capturedRoyalists over 3,000 prisoners
casualtiesParliamentarian light
casualtiesRoyalist heavy
chronology later stages of the English Civil Wars
combatantParliamentarian New Model Army
surface form: New Model Army elements
combatantRoyalist Welsh Royalist insurgents
commander John Poyer
Rice Powell
Rowland Laugharne
Thomas Horton
conflict English Civil War
surface form: English Civil Wars
country Kingdom of England
date 1648-05-08
era Stuart period
followedBy Siege of Pembroke
surface form: siege of Pembroke
hasLanguageContext English Civil War historiography
location Glamorgan
St Fagans
Wales
near Cardiff
notableFor Parliamentarian defeat of larger Royalist army
partOf Royalist risings of 1648
surface form: Royalist uprisings of 1648

Second English Civil War
precededBy Welsh revolt against Parliament
region South Wales
result Parliamentarian victory
side1 Parliamentarian forces
side2 Royalist forces
significance removed major Royalist threat in Wales
secured South Wales for Parliament
strengthParliamentarian approximately 3,000 soldiers
strengthRoyalist approximately 8,000 soldiers
tacticalOutcome decisive victory for smaller Parliamentarian force
theatre Wales
typeOfWarfare field battle
year 1648

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Second English Civil War hasPart Battle of St Fagans
St Fagans hasHistoricEvent Battle of St Fagans
St Fagans battleOccurredNear Battle of St Fagans