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Battle of Reading

Battle of Reading was a battle fought on 9 December 1688 at Reading, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Glorious Revolution, which ran from 1688 to 1689. The recorded result: Anglo-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 280 against 600.

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Battle of Reading
Attributed to Thomas Murray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 December 1688
WhereReading, United Kingdom51.456N, 0.973W
OutcomeAnglo-Dutch victory
BelligerentsDutch Republic; English WilliamitesagainstKingdom of Ireland
Casualties and losses2+ killedand6–50 killed
Part ofGlorious Revolution1688 to 1689

Record

Date9 December 1688
PlaceReading, United Kingdom
51.456N, 0.973W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength280600
Casualties and losses2+ killed6–50 killed
Commanders
  • William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 871 and 1688.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1688

Battle of Reading 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 Q1772463, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Reading (1688), revision 1381005993, 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. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.