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Battle of Cheriton

Battle of Cheriton was a battle fought on 29 March 1644 at Cheriton, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 cavalry; 3,500 infantry against 3,500 cavalry; 6,500 infantry.

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Fought29 March 1644
WhereCheriton, United Kingdom51.060N, 1.147W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and losses300 killed or woundedand60 killed or wounded
Battlefield todayBattle of Cheriton battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000007, 441 ha
Part ofEnglish Civil War1642 to 1651

Where it sits in the English Civil War

Siege of Portsmouth, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Siege of Chichester, 1642First Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Ripple Field, 1643Battle of Sourton Down, 1643Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Battle of Alton, 1643Battle of Boldon Hill, 1644Relief of Newark, 1644Battle of Cheriton, 1644Siege of York, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Battle of Weymouth, 1645Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646Protestant Revolution, 168916421689Battle of Cheriton, 1644
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 March 1644
PlaceCheriton, United Kingdom
51.060N, 1.147W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,500 cavalry; 3,500 infantry3,500 cavalry; 6,500 infantry
Casualties and losses300 killed or wounded60 killed or wounded
Commanders
Battle of CheritonBattle of Cheriton5 km51.060N, 1.147W
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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Cheriton battlefield (entry 1000007), 441 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Cheriton is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2236857, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cheriton, revision 1370436996, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.