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Battle of Lansdown Hill - 1643
Parliamentarians: Sir William Waller
Royalists: Ralph, Lord Hopton
Result: Royalist victory
Location: Lansdowne Hill, near Bath
The English Civil War Battle of Lansdowne (or Lansdown) was fought on 5 July 1643. Although the Royalists under Lord Hopton forced the Parliamentarians under Sir William Waller to retreat from their hilltop position, they suffered so many casualties themselves and were left so disordered and short of ammunition that an injured Hopton was forced to retire.
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- Battlefields