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English Civil War

Earl of Holland's Surrey Rising

1648
Surrey, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Surrey, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Earl of Holland
VS
Victor
Parliament
Outcome
The Earl of Holland and the Duke of Buckingham raised a Royalist force (reported as around 400-600 men) in Surrey during the Second Civil War, aiming to link with other Royalist risings and march to join the Scottish/Royalist forces. Parliamentary forces under Sir Michael Livesey engaged and scattered the rising near Kingston/Surbiton on 7 July 1648, killing Lord Francis Villiers (Buckingham's brother). The remnants fled north; Holland was captured near St Neots on 10 July 1648 and later executed in March 1649, while Buckingham escaped abroad.
The Battle

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Earl of Holland's Surrey Rising was a Civil War skirmish, fought at Surrey, England in 1648. The victor was Parliament. The Earl of Holland and the Duke of Buckingham raised a Royalist force (reported as around 400-600 men) in Surrey during the Second Civil War, aiming to link with other Royalist risings and march to join the Scottish/Royalist forces. Parliamentary forces under Sir Michael Livesey engaged and scattered the rising near Kingston/Surbiton on 7 July 1648, killing Lord Francis Villiers (Buckingham's brother). The remnants fled north; Holland was captured near St Neots on 10 July 1648 and later executed in March 1649, while Buckingham escaped abroad.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Earl of Holland's Surrey Rising lies on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

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Scheduled Monuments near Earl of Holland's Surrey Rising

Clattern Bridge
Clattern Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

Clattern Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Surrey, England, spanning the River Wey. The structure dates from the thirteenth century and represents an important example of medieval bridge engineering in the region. Constructed of stone with a single arch, the bridge has been substantially reb…

Mark Percy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Hampton Court Palace is a royal residence located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Surrey (formerly Middlesex), begun in 1515 by Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England, and substantially enlarged after its acquisition by Henry VIII in 1525. The palace represents a significant mon…

Ricardalovesmonuments / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park
Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park is a prehistoric earthwork located within the royal park in Surrey. The mound represents a Bronze Age burial monument, typical of the funerary practices evident across the Thames valley during the second millennium BCE. Its survival within the landscape of Ric…

Doyle of London / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Old Brew House, Bushy Park
Old Brew House, Bushy Park
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 mi

Old Brew House, Bushy Park is a historic structure located within Bushy Park in Middlesex. The building dates to the eighteenth century and served a functional role within the park's infrastructure during this period. As a listed structure of historical interest, it represents an example of verna…

Jonathan Cardy / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Caesar's Camp, Wimbledon Common
Caesar's Camp, Wimbledon Common
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Caesar's Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated on Wimbledon Common in Surrey. The monument comprises a roughly circular enclosure defined by a single substantial bank and ditch, enclosing approximately 5.6 hectares, and is likely to date from the later Iron Age, probably between the 2nd…

Ethan Doyle White / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road
The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

The White Lady Milestone is a listed milestone marker situated at the junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road in Surrey. Dating from the turnpike road era, likely the eighteenth or nineteenth century, it represents the infrastructure of improved transport networks that characterised th…

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Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Gallows Conduit, Coombe
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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