Battles, Sieges and Skirmishes of the English Civil Wars
Battles and Skirmishes | Sieges | |||||
First English Civil War | ||||||
1642 | ||||||
4th August | Skirmish of Marshall's Elm | 12th November | Battle of Brentwood | Sherborne Castle | ||
23rd August | Battle of Southam | 13th November | Battle of Turnham Green | Manchester | ||
7th September | Skirmish of Babylon Hill | 25th November | Skirmish of Wetherby | Hull | ||
23rd September | Battle of Powick Bridge | 2nd December | Skirmish of Chowbent | Reading (ended 1643) | ||
23rd October | Battle of Edgehill | 7th December | Battle of Tadcaster | Skipton Castle (intermittently until 1645) | ||
1st November | Battle of Aylesbury | |||||
1643 | ||||||
19th January | Battle of Braddock Down | 12th June | Skirmish of Chewton Mendip | Gloucester | Kings Lynn | |
February 4th | Storming of Cirencester | 18th June | Skirmish of Chalgrove | Hull (2nd siege) | Bolingbroke Castle | |
20th February | Battle of Coleford | 30th June | Battle of Adwalton Moor | Bristol | Crowland | |
21st February | Battle of Modbury | 4th July | Battle of Burton Bridge | Aston Hall | Lichfield | |
13th March | First Skirmish of Middlewich | 5th July | Battle of Lansdowne | Sudeley Castle | Hornby Castle | |
19th March | Battle of Hopton Heath | 13th July | Battle of Roundway Down | Highnam House | North Luffenham | |
30th March | Battle of Seacroft Moor | 20th July | Skirmish of Gainsborough | Grafton Regis | Thurland Castle | |
3rd April | Battle of Camp Hill | 26th July | Storming of Bristol | Devizes | Newark | |
13th April | Battle of Ripple Field | 18th September | Battle of Aldbourne Chase | Basing House | Bradford | |
23rd April | Battle of Launceston | 20th September | First Battle of Newbury | Corfe Castle | ||
25th April | Battle of Sourton Down | 1st October | Skirmish of Lindal-in-Furness | Arundel Castle (ended 1644) | ||
13th May | Skirmish of Grantham | 11th October | Battle of Winceby | Chester (ended 1645) | ||
16th May | Battle of Stratton | 26th December | Second Skirmish of Middlewich | Plymouth (ended 1646) | ||
21st May | Storming of Wakefield | |||||
1644 | ||||||
25th January | Battle of Nantwich | Hillesden House | Carlisle | |||
29th March | Battle of Cheriton | Boarstall House | Liverpool | |||
11th April | Battle of Selby | Banbury | Morpeth | |||
28th May | Storming of Bolton | Lyme Regis | Sheffield Castle | |||
?? May | Storming of Newnham on Severn | Abbotsbury | Lathom House | |||
30th May | Skirmish of Gosford Bridge | Bolsover | Hopton Castle | |||
29th June | Battle of Cropredy Bridge | Apley Castle | Basing House (2nd siege) | |||
2nd July | Battle of Marston Moor | Biddulph | Newark (2nd siege) | |||
21st August | Battle of Lostwithiel | Oswestry | Oxford | |||
27th October | Second Battle of Newbury | Donnington Castle (ended 1646) | ||||
Beeston Castle (ended 1645) | ||||||
1645 | ||||||
11th January | Skirmish of Culham Bridge | Hereford | Scarborough Castle | |||
9th May | Battle of Auldearn | Goodrich Castle | Leicester | |||
9th July | Skirmish of Isle Moors | Canon Frome | Shrewsbury | |||
10th July | Battle of Langport | Berkeley Castle | High Ercall (ended 1646) | |||
14th July | Battle of Naseby | Tiverton | Sherborne castle (2nd siege) | |||
15th August | Battle of Kilsyth | Nunney Castle | Shrawardine Castle | |||
13th September | Battle of Philliphaugh | Dunster Castle (ended 1646) | Shelford House | |||
24th September | Battle of Rowton Heath | Great Fulford | Basing House (3nd siege) | |||
15th October | Skirmish of Sherburn-in-Elmet | Hambledon Hill | Carlisle (2nd siege) | |||
Bridgewater | Lathom House (2nd siege) | |||||
Belvoir Castle | Oxford (2nd siege) | |||||
Corfe Castle (2nd siege ended 1646) | ||||||
Newark (3nd siege ended 1646) | ||||||
1646 | ||||||
9th January | Battle of Bovey Heath | Dartmouth | Powderham Castle | |||
16th February | Battle of Torrington | Worcester | Salcombe Castle | |||
21st March | Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold | Wallingford | Pendennis Castle | |||
Chester | Woolsthorpe | |||||
Exeter | Bridgnorth | |||||
Woodstock | Ludlow | |||||
Shirburn House | Broncroft Castle | |||||
Oxford (3rd siege) | ||||||
Second English Civil War | ||||||
1648 | ||||||
8th May | Battle of St. Fagans | 17th August | Battle of Preston | Upnor Castle | ||
24th June | Battle of Maidstone | Deal Castle | ||||
Third English Civil War | ||||||
1650 | ||||||
3rd September | Battle of Dunbar | 1st December | Skirmish of Hieton | |||
1651 | ||||||
20th July | Battle of Inverkeithing | 28th August | Battle of Upton Bridge | |||
25th August | Skirmish of Wigan Lane | 3rd September | Battle of Worcester |