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English Civil War

Battle of Maidstone

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Earl of Norwich)
Forces
c.11,000 Kent Royalists
VS
Victor
Parliament (Fairfax)
Forces
c.6,000 Parliamentarians (Fairfax)
Outcome
Parliament's forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax decisively defeated the Kentish Royalists under the Earl of Norwich, killing or capturing most of the rebel army and effectively ending organized Royalist resistance in the southeast.
The Battle

History & Significance

Major Second Civil War battle; 4,000 vs 2,000; Gabriel's Hill

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Maidstone

The College of All Saints
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Tithe barn, Mill Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Len Bridge, Mill Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
East Farleigh Bridge, over the Medway
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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