Battle of Lansdowne

The First English Civil War battle of Lansdowne, or Lansdown, was fought on 5 July 1643, at Lansdowne Hill, near Bath, Somerset, England. 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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1643  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Roundhead, Cavalier, Kingdom of England, 

Cavalier, 

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1643 Battle of Lansdowne

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500 Battle of Badon

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577 Battle of Deorham

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878 Battle of Chippenham

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878 Battle of Edington

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1016 Battle of Sherston

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1065 Battle of Porthskewed

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1326 Siege of Bristol

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1469 Battle of Nibley Green

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1643 Battle of Roundway Down

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1645 Siege of Bristol

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1940 — 1941 Bristol Blitz

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1942 Bath Blitz

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Frameless

Battle of Lansdown marker

Battlefield of Lansdown

The summit of Hanging Hill

View North from Hanging Hill

Lansdown, commemorative stone

Lansdown Battlefield and Waller's Wall,

Devastation

Battlefield marker

Information boards and a colourful flagpole

The entrance to Lansdown Hill Battlefields

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	500	Battle of Badon	King Arthur, Anglo-Saxons, battle, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	577	Battle of Deorham	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Chippenham	Great Heathen Army, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Edington	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Great Heathen Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Sherston	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1065	Battle of Porthskewed	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Lansdowne	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Roundway Down	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Bristol Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Bath Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-49	U-boat, Type UC II submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Bristol Aeroplane Company	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1625	Francis Baylie	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1772	Hilhouse	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1814	Green Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1980	Abels Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1845	Charles Hill & Sons	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bedminster Sub Control	Bristol City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Central Government War Headquarters	alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		RAF Rudloe Manor	Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	1950	Bristol War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Nunney Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Thornbury Castle	country house hotel, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	history museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	independent museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Lansdown marker		Commons
commons	image		Battlefield of Lansdown		Commons
commons	image		The summit of Hanging Hill		Commons
commons	image		View North from Hanging Hill		Commons
commons	image		Lansdown, commemorative stone		Commons
commons	image		Lansdown Battlefield and Waller's Wall,		Commons
commons	image		Devastation		Commons
commons	image		Battlefield marker		Commons
commons	image		Information boards and a colourful flagpole		Commons
commons	image		The entrance to Lansdown Hill Battlefields		Commons