BattlefieldsStow-on-the-Wold Battle 1646
English Civil War

Stow-on-the-Wold Battle 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
last Royalist field army under Lord Astley approximately 3,000
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary Midlands forces under Colonel Morgan
Outcome
Final Parliamentary victory of the First Civil War; Royalist field army destroyed; Astley captured; organised Royalist military resistance ended.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold on 21 March 1646 was the final pitched battle of the First Civil War. Parliamentary forces under General Morgan defeated the last Royalist field force under Lord Astley. Astley reportedly said to his captors he had done his work and they might go to play.

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