Battle of Chalgrove Field

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The Battle of Chalgrove Field was a minor but historically significant skirmish of the English Civil War in 1643, noted especially for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian leader John Hampden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
skirmish
associatedWith Prince Rupert’s raiding tactics
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
campaign Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643
surface form: Oxford campaign of 1643
casualty John Hampden
category 1643 in England
Battles of the English Civil War
Conflicts in 1643
combatantLeaderKilledOrMortallyWounded John Hampden
commander John Hampden
Philip Stapleton
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
conflict English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War
country England
date 18 June 1643
era Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
HampdenDiedFromWounds 24 June 1643
hasAftermath boost to Royalist morale
loss of an influential Parliamentarian leader
hasMemorial John Hampden monument at Chalgrove
historicalSignificance death of leading Parliamentarian John Hampden
location Chalgrove
Oxfordshire
militaryBranch cavalry
near Oxford
Thame
notableFor Royalist cavalry raid
mortal wounding of John Hampden
notablePerson John Hampden
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
opposingForceType Parliamentarian horse and dragoons
Royalist cavalry
partOf English Civil War
Prince Rupert’s Oxfordshire raid of June 1643
precededBy Battle of Brill (1643 raid context)
region South East England
result Royalist victory
scale minor engagement
strategicContext Royalist attempts to disrupt Parliamentarian communications
strategicObjective harass Parliamentarian forces around Thame
theatre English Midlands
year 1643

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John Hampden participantIn Battle of Chalgrove Field
Chalgrove hasHistoricEvent Battle of Chalgrove Field
Chalgrove knownFor Battle of Chalgrove Field