Battle of Lansdowne

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battle engagement of the English Civil War

The Battle of Lansdowne was a significant engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, fought near Bath between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and noted for its fierce combat and heavy casualties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the English Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lansdown NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Western Royalist army NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
combatant Parliamentarian army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royalist army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Sir Bevil Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 5 July 1643 ⓘ
feature Royalist pikemen assaulting Parliamentarian positions ⓘ
explosion of Royalist ammunition wagon during retreat ⓘ
use of defensive positions on Lansdown Hill ⓘ
followedBy siege of Bristol (1643) NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact contributed to subsequent Royalist capture of Bristol ⓘ
weakened Royalist army despite holding the field ⓘ
location Lansdown Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Bath ⓘ
memorial monument to Sir Bevil Grenville on Lansdown Hill ⓘ
notableFor close-quarters fighting on steep ground ⓘ
fierce combat ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
ParliamentarianCasualties heavy ⓘ
ParliamentarianCommander Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Royalist advance from Devon and Cornwall ⓘ
primarySourceMention contemporary letters and newsbooks of 1643 ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically indecisive ⓘ
RoyalistCasualties heavy ⓘ
RoyalistCommander Sir Bevil Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Bath ⓘ
control of approaches between the West Country and the Midlands ⓘ
terrain ridge and steep slopes ⓘ
theatre Western theatre of the English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
year 1643 ⓘ

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Prince Maurice of the Rhine → notableBattle → Battle of Lansdowne ⓘ
Ralph Hopton → participatedIn → Battle of Lansdowne ⓘ