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Maps of territory held by Royalists (red) and Parliamentarians (yellow-green), 1642–1645

The military engagements of the English Civil War took place between 1642 and 1651.[1] This was a part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms which took place from 1639 and 1653.

Battles

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Name Location Start date End date Result of the battle
Battle of Adwalton Moor Adwalton 30 June 1643 30 June 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Aldbourne Chase Aldbourne 18 September 1643 18 September 1643 Inconclusive
Battle of Alton Alton 13 December 1643 13 December 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Aylesbury Aylesbury 1 November 1642 1 November 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Babylon Hill Babylon Hill 7 September 1642 7 September 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Bovey Heath Bovey Heath 9 January 1646 9 January 1646 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Boldon Hill Boldons 24 March 1644 24 March 1644 Inconclusive
Storming of Bolton Bolton 28 May 1644 28 May 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Braddock Down Braddock Down 19 January 1643 19 January 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Bramber Bridge Bramber 13 December 1643 13 December 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Brentford Brentford 12 November 1642 12 November 1642 Royalist victory
Storming of Bristol Bristol 23 July 1643 26 July 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Burton Bridge Burton upon Trent 4 July 1643 4 July 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Camp Hill Camp Hill 3 April 1643 3 April 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Chalgrove Field Chalgrove 18 June 1643 18 June 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Cheriton Cheriton 29 March 1644 29 March 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Cropredy Bridge Cropredy 29 June 1644 29 June 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Y Dalar Hir Y Dalar Hir 5 June 1648 5 June 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Denbigh Green Denbigh 1 November 1645 1 November 1645 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Dunbar Dunbar 3 September 1650 3 September 1650 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Edgehill Edge Hill 23 October 1642 23 October 1642 Inconclusive
Storming of Farnham Castle Farnham Castle 1 December 1642 1 December 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Gainsborough Gainsborough 28 July 1643 28 July 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge Gunnislake 20 July 1644 20 July 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Heptonstall Heptonstall November 1643 November 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Hieton Hieton 1 December 1650 1 December 1650 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Hopton Heath Hopton Heath 19 March 1643 19 March 1643 Inconclusive
Battle of Inverkeithing Inverkeithing 20 July 1651 20 July 1651 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Kings Norton Kings Norton 17 October 1642 17 October 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Langport Langport 10 July 1645 10 July 1645 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Lansdowne Lansdowne 5 July 1643 5 July 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Leeds Leeds 23 January 1643 23 January 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Lostwithiel Lostwithiel 21 August 1644 2 September 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Maidstone Maidstone 1 June 1648 1 June 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Marshall's Elm Marshall's Elm 4 August 1642 4 August 1642 Royalist victory
Battle of Marston Moor Long Marston 2 July 1644 2 July 1644 Parliamentarian victory
First Battle of Middlewich Middlewich 13 March 1643 13 March 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Second Battle of Middlewich Middlewich 26 December 1643 26 December 1643 Royalist victory
Relief of Montgomery Castle Montgomery Castle 18 September 1644 18 September 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Muster Green Muster Green 1 December 1642 7 December 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Nantwich Nantwich 25 January 1644 25 January 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Naseby Naseby 14 June 1645 14 June 1645 Parliamentarian victory
Relief of Newark Newark-on-Trent 21 March 1644 21 March 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Newburn Newburn 28 August 1640 28 August 1640 Covenanter victory
First Battle of Newbury Newbury 20 September 1643 20 September 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Second Battle of Newbury Newbury 27 October 1644 27 October 1644 Inconclusive
Battle of Olney Bridge Olney 4 November 1643 4 November 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Ormskirk Ormskirk 20 August 1644 20 August 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Oswestry Oswestry 22 June 1644 23 June 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Piercebridge Piercebridge 1 December 1642 1 December 1642 Royalist victory
Battle of Powick Bridge Powick Bridge 23 September 1642 23 September 1642 Royalist victory
Battle of Preston Preston 17 August 1648 17 August 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Ripple Field Ripple 13 April 1643 13 April 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Roundway Down Roundway Down 13 July 1643 13 July 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Rowton Heath Rowton 24 September 1645 24 September 1645 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Seacroft Moor Seacroft 30 March 1643 30 March 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Selby Selby 11 April 1644 11 April 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Sherburn in Elmet Sherburn in Elmet 15 October 1645 15 October 1645 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Sourton Down Sourton 25 April 1643 25 April 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of South Harting South Harting 23 November 1643 24 November 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of St Fagans St Fagans 8 May 1648 8 May 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of St Neots St Neots 10 July 1648 10 July 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Stourbridge Heath Stourbridge 26 March 1644 26 March 1644 Royalist victory
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold Stow-on-the-Wold 21 March 1646 21 March 1646 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Stratton Stratton 16 May 1643 16 May 1643 Royalist victory
Battle of Tadcaster Tadcaster 7 December 1642 7 December 1642 Royalist victory
Battle of Tipton Green Tipton Green 12 June 1644 12 June 1644 Inconclusive
Battle of Torrington Torrington 16 February 1646 16 February 1646 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Turnham Green Turnham Green 13 November 1642 13 November 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Upton Upton-upon-Severn 28 August 1651 28 August 1651 Parliamentarian victory
Capture of Wakefield Wakefield 21 May 1643 21 May 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Warrington Bridge Warrington Bridge 13 August 1651 13 August 1651 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Weymouth Weymouth 9 February 1645 9 February 1645 Royalist victory
Battle of Wigan Lane Wigan 25 August 1651 25 August 1651 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Winceby Winceby 11 October 1643 11 October 1643 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Winwick Winwick 19 August 1648 19 August 1648 Parliamentarian victory
Battle of Worcester Worcester 3 September 1651 3 September 1651 Parliamentarian victory

Sieges

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Name Location Start date End date Result of the battle
Siege of Arundel Arundel 19 December 1643 6 January 1644 Parliamentarian victory
Siege of Basing House Basing House 6 November 1643

Second Siege

4 June 1644

Third Siege

October 1645

15 November 1643

Second Siege

15 November 1644

Third Siege

October 1645

Parliamentarian victory
First siege of Bradford Bradford December 1642 December 1642 Parliamentarian victory
Second siege of Bradford Bradford July 1643 July 1643 Royalist victory

First English Civil War

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Main article: First English Civil War

Timelines

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Engagements

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Second English Civil War

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Main article: Second English Civil War

References

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  1. ^ "The English Civil Wars: History and Stories". English Heritage. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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