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Battle of Cropredy Bridge

Battle of Cropredy Bridge was a battle fought on 29 June 1644 at Cropredy, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 horse; 4,000 foot; (only part engaged) against 5,000 horse; 4,000 foot; (only part engaged).

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Cropredy: by Cropredy Bridge The site of a battle in the English Civil War, June 1644, between armies led by King Charles I and Sir William Waller. Waller’s forces attacked the Royalists but were driv
Cropredy: by Cropredy Bridge The site of a battle in the English Civil War, June 1644, between armies led by King Charles I and Sir William Waller. Waller’s forces attacked the Royalists but were driv. Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 June 1644
WhereCropredy, United Kingdom52.115N, 1.314W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and lossesUnknownand700; 11 guns captured
Battlefield todayBattle of Cropredy Bridge battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000008, 245 ha
Part ofEnglish Civil War1642 to 1651

Where it sits in the English Civil War

Siege of Portsmouth, 1642Battle of Kings Norton, 1642Siege of Chichester, 1642First Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Ripple Field, 1643Battle of Sourton Down, 1643Battle of Roundway Down, 1643Siege of Basing House, 1643Battle of Alton, 1643Battle of Boldon Hill, 1644Relief of Newark, 1644Battle of Cheriton, 1644Siege of York, 1644Bolton Massacre, 1644Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Battle of Ormskirk, 1644Battle of Weymouth, 1645Battle of Naseby, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Battle of Rowton Heath, 1645Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646Protestant Revolution, 168916421689Battle of Cropredy Bridge, 1644
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 June 1644
PlaceCropredy, United Kingdom
52.115N, 1.314W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5,000 horse; 4,000 foot; (only part engaged)5,000 horse; 4,000 foot; (only part engaged)
Casualties and lossesUnknown700; 11 guns captured
Commanders
Battle of Cropredy BridgeBattle of Cropredy BridgeBattle of EdgcoteBattle of Danes MoorBattle of Edgcote5 km52.115N, 1.314W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic England). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1469 and 1644.

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Elsewhere in 1644

Historic England registers this as the Battle of Cropredy Bridge battlefield (entry 1000008), 245 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Cropredy Bridge is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cropredy Bridge, revision 1370437847, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.