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Battle of Sourton Down

Battle of Sourton Down was a battle fought on 25 April 1643 at Dartmoor, 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: 3,000 infantry; 300 cavalry; 300 dragoons; 4 artillery against 108 cavalry; 1,000 infantry.

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Fought25 April 1643
WhereDartmoor, United Kingdom50.705N, 4.060W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and losses60 deadandMinimal
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 Sourton Down, 1643
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 April 1643
PlaceDartmoor, United Kingdom
50.705N, 4.060W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,000 infantry; 300 cavalry; 300 dragoons; 4 artillery108 cavalry; 1,000 infantry
Casualties and losses60 deadMinimal
Commanders
  • James Chudleigh
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Battle of Sourton Down 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 Q4872415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sourton Down, revision 1370274584, 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.