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Battle of Braddock Down

Battle of Braddock Down was a battle fought on 19 January 1643 at Braddock, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 4,000.

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Musket volley by members of the Sealed Knot at Fernhurst Furnace, West Sussex, England.
Musket volley by members of the Sealed Knot at Fernhurst Furnace, West Sussex, England.. Charlesdrakew, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date19 January 1643
PlaceBraddock, United Kingdom
50.414N, 4.567W
Part ofFirst English Civil War (1642 to 1646)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsParliamentarians
CommandersSir Ralph HoptonWilliam Ruthven
Strength5,0004,000
Casualties and lossesLow200 killed; 1,500 captured
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Battle of Braddock Down is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870542, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Braddock Down, revision 1370108119, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.