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Title
Roundway Down
Description
Battle of Roundway Down
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1643-07-13
Scenario#
A213
Location
Devizes, England
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Roundway Down was fought on 13 July 1643 near Devizes, in Wiltshire during the First English Civil War. Despite being outnumbered and exhausted after riding overnight from Oxford, a Royalist cavalry force under Lord Wilmot won a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Army of the West under Sir William Waller. Viewed as their most decisive victory of the war, the Royalists secured control of South West England which they held until late 1645. Two weeks later they captured the port of Bristol, allowing them to establish links with supporters in Ireland.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Roundway Down
External Link
Combatants
Royalists
Parliamentarians
Additional Information
First English Civil War
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