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Battle of Lansdowne

Index Battle of Lansdowne

The English Civil War battle of Lansdowne (or Lansdown) was fought on 5 July 1643, near Bath, Somerset, southwest England. [1]

20 relations: Bath, Somerset, Batheaston, Bevil Grenville, Bradford on Avon, Brightley, Chittlehampton, Cavalier, Claverton, Somerset, Cold Ashton, Devizes, England, English Civil War, John Giffard (1602–1665), Lansdown, Bath, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton, Roundhead, Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument, Somerset, William Waller, Wounded in action.

Bath, Somerset

Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths.

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Batheaston

Batheaston is a village and civil parish east of Bath, England (which is believed to be the origin of the name), on the north bank of the River Avon.

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Bevil Grenville

Sir Bevil Grenville (23 March 1594/55 July 1643), lord of the manors of Bideford in Devon and of Stowe in the parish of Kilkhampton, Cornwall, was a Royalist commander in the Civil War.

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Bradford on Avon

Bradford on Avon (sometimes Bradford-on-Avon) is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, with a population of 9,402 at the 2011 census.

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Brightley, Chittlehampton

Brightley was historically the principal secondary estate within the parish and former manor of Chittlehampton in the county of Devon, England, situated about 2 1/4 miles south-west of the church and on a hillside above the River Taw.

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Cavalier

The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

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Claverton, Somerset

Claverton is a small village and civil parish about east of Bath at the southern end of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Somerset, England.

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Cold Ashton

Cold Ashton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England.

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Devizes

Devizes is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire, England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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John Giffard (1602–1665)

Colonel John Giffard (1602–1665), (pron. "Jiffard") of Brightley in the parish of Chittlehampton, Devon, England was a Royalist leader during the Civil War.

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Lansdown, Bath

Lansdown is a suburb of the World Heritage City of Bath, England, that extends northwards from the city centre up a hill of the same name.

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Marshfield, Gloucestershire

Marshfield is a town in the local government area of South Gloucestershire, England, on the borders of the counties of Wiltshire and Somerset.

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Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton

Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton DL (March 1596September 1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War, appointed lieutenant-general under the Marquess of Hertford in the west at the beginning of the conflict.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

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Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument is a monument erected in 1720 on Lansdown, then called "Lansdowne Hill", north-west of the city of Bath, in Somerset, England.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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William Waller

Sir William Waller (c. 1597 – 19 September 1668) was an English Parliamentary general during the English Civil War.

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Wounded in action

Wounded in action (WIA) describes combatants who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime, but have not been killed.

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Redirects here:

Battle of Lansdown, Battle of lansdowne, The Battle of Lansdown.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lansdowne

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