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Battle of Nibley Green

Battle of Nibley Green was a battle fought on 20 March 1469 at North Nibley, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Berkeley victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 1,000.

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View towards NW from Top of Tyndale Monument on Nibley Knoll, Gloucestershire. Beyond the village of North Nibley in foreground is Nibley Green, site of the last private battle fought on English soil
View towards NW from Top of Tyndale Monument on Nibley Knoll, Gloucestershire. Beyond the village of North Nibley in foreground is Nibley Green, site of the last private battle fought on English soil . Dr Duncan Pepper; cropped by Lobsterthermidor at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 March 1469
WhereNorth Nibley, United Kingdom51.660N, 2.398W
OutcomeBerkeley victory
BelligerentsRetainers of Viscount LisleagainstRetainers and friends of Lord Berkeley

Record

Date20 March 1469
PlaceNorth Nibley, United Kingdom
51.660N, 2.398W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength1,0001,000
Commanders
  • Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle
  • William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1469

Battle of Nibley Green is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871895, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nibley Green, revision 1370451710, 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.