BattlefieldsKingston-upon-Thames Surrey Royalist Rising 1648
English Civil War

Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey Royalist Rising 1648

1648
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist Surrey rising
Forces
Royalist Surrey rising under Earl of Holland approximately 600
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry under Colonel Rich
Outcome
Royalist rising suppressed; Holland escaped briefly but was captured later; the Surrey rising demonstrated the weakness of Second Civil War coordination between regional Royalist forces.
The Battle

History & Significance

A Second Civil War Royalist rising in Surrey in July 1648 centred on Kingston-upon-Thames, where the Earl of Holland led a cavalry force of approximately 600 Royalists. They occupied Kingston briefly but fled northward when Parliamentary cavalry under Colonel Rich appeared, ultimately being dispersed near St Neots in Huntingdonshire.

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