Episode 2 of 2
Battle of Lansdowne
- When
- 5 July 1643
- Where
- Lansdown Hill
- Part of
- Battle of Lansdowne
Parliamentarians fortified Lansdown Hill and engaged Royalist forces, who forced a retreat but suffered heavy losses and disarray.
Waller built breastworks on the hill's north end and attacked outposts. Hopton's Cornish regiments advanced, forcing Parliamentarians to retreat. However, Royalist casualties and ammunition shortages forced Hopton to retire.
Sources
- Battle of Lansdowne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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