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English Civil War

Battle of Cheriton

1644
Hampshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Hampshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Hopton)
Forces
c.10,000 Parliamentarians (Waller)
VS
Victor
Parliament (Waller)
Forces
c.8,000 Royalists (Forth and Hopton)
Outcome
Parliament's Sir William Waller decisively defeated the Royalist forces of the Earl of Forth and Sir Ralph Hopton, inflicting heavy casualties and forcing the Royalists into retreat, with Hopton himself being wounded in the engagement.
The Battle

History & Significance

Decisive Parliamentary victory; turned tide in south England

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Cheriton

Long barrow north of Lamborough Lane
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Bell barrow, bowl barrow and regular aggregate field system immediately east of Ganderdown Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Three bowl barrows on Fawley Down, 580m west of Cheesefoot Head
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Cross dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
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