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Battle of Lansdowne

Battle of Lansdowne was a battle fought on 5 July 1643 at Lansdown, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Royalist victory (see #Aftermath). Recorded strength: 2,000 horse; 4,000 foot; 300 dragoons; 16 guns against 2,500 horse; 1,500 foot; Unknown number of guns.

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The Battlefield of Lansdown today
The Battlefield of Lansdown today. Photographer: en:User:Ballista, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 July 1643
WhereLansdown, United Kingdom51.431N, 2.401W
OutcomeRoyalist victory (see #Aftermath)
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and losses200–300 killed; 600–700 woundedand20 killed; 60 wounded
Battlefield todayBattle of Lansdown (Hill) battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000017, 278 ha
Part ofFirst English Civil War1642 to 1646

Where it sits in First English Civil War

Siege of Hull, 1642Battle of Babylon Hill, 1642Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Aylesbury, 1642Siege of Reading, 1642Battle of Brentford, 1642Battle of Turnham Green, 1642Siege of Worcester, 1643Battle of Braddock Down, 1643Battle of Leeds, 1643Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643Battle of Seacroft Moor, 1643Battle of Camp Hill, 1643Battle of Stratton, 1643Capture of Wakefield, 1643Siege of Lichfield, 1643Battle of Chalgrove Field, 1643Battle of Adwalton Moor, 1643Battle of Burton Bridge, 1643Battle of Lansdowne, 1643Battle of Gainsborough, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Siege of Gloucester, 1643Battle of Aldbourne Chase, 1643First Battle of Newbury, 1643Battle of Winceby, 1643Battle of Olney Bridge, 1643Second Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Nantwich, 1644Siege of Newcastle, 1644Battle of Selby, 1644Siege of Lyme Regis, 1644Siege of Oxford, 1644Siege of Lincoln, 1644Battle of Tipton Green, 1644Battle of Lostwithiel, 1644Sieges of Taunton, 1644Relief of Montgomery Castle, 1644Second Battle of Newbury, 1644Siege of Chester, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Battle of Langport, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Siege of Worcester, 1646Battle of Torrington, 164616421646Battle of Lansdowne, 1643
46 placed engagements of First English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 July 1643
PlaceLansdown, United Kingdom
51.431N, 2.401W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,000 horse; 4,000 foot; 300 dragoons; 16 guns2,500 horse; 1,500 foot; Unknown number of guns
Casualties and losses200–300 killed; 600–700 wounded20 killed; 60 wounded
Commanders
Battle of LansdowneBattle of Lansdowne5 km51.431N, 2.401W
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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Lansdown (Hill) battlefield (entry 1000017), 278 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Lansdowne 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 Q1406921, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lansdowne, revision 1370447151, 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.