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Battle of Chalgrove - 1643
Royalists: Prince Rupert
Parliamentarians: Sir Philip Stapleton, Colonel John Hampden
Result: Royalist victory
Location: between Chalgrove and Chiselhampton
The Battle of Chalgrove was a small battle during the English Civil War and took place on the morning of 18 June 1643 in Chalgrove Field, northeast of Chalgrove. It was a minor Royalist victory and is notable for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian Colonel John Hampden, who died six days later of his wounds.
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- Battlefields