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Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold

Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold was a battle fought on 21 March 1646 at Stow-on-the-Wold, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1651. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 foot; 500 horse against 2,500 foot; 600 horse.

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Stow-on-the-Wold Taken from near Oddington. This shows the town's hilltop position.
Stow-on-the-Wold Taken from near Oddington. This shows the town's hilltop position.. Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 March 1646
WhereStow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom51.942N, 1.730W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and lossesFewer than 1,000 killed; 1,000 capturedandLight
Battlefield todayBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000037, 134 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 Stow-on-the-Wold, 1646
23 placed engagements of the English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 March 1646
PlaceStow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom
51.942N, 1.730W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,000 foot; 500 horse2,500 foot; 600 horse
Casualties and lossesFewer than 1,000 killed; 1,000 capturedLight
Commanders
Battle of Stow-on-the-WoldBattle of Stow-on-the-Wold5 km51.942N, 1.730W
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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) battlefield (entry 1000037), 134 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold 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 Q4872448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, revision 1370274781, 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.