Battle of Langport

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The Battle of Langport was a decisive 1645 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under the New Model Army defeated Royalist troops, helping to secure Parliament’s military dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
associatedTown Langport
belligerent Parliamentarians
Royalists
category 1645 in England
Battles of the English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War

History of Somerset
combatant New Model Army
Royalist field army of the West
commander Charles, Lord Goring
George Goring, Lord Goring
Oliver Cromwell
Philip Skippon
Sir Thomas Fairfax
conflict First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
conflictType civil war battle
country England
date 10 July 1645
followedBy siege of Bristol (1645)
historicalEra 17th century
historicalPeriod English Civil Wars
linked to: English Civil War
location Somerset
notableUnit New Model Army cavalry
linked to: New Model Army

New Model Army infantry
linked to: New Model Army
outcome Royalist army in the West forced into retreat
Royalist position in the West Country fatally weakened
parliamentarianObjective to destroy Goring’s Royalist army in the West
partOf First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
partOfCampaign Parliamentarian campaign in the West Country in 1645
place near Langport
precededBy Battle of Naseby
primaryOpposingForces New Model Army vs Royalist Western Army
region West Country
linked to: southwest England
result Parliamentarian victory
royalistCommanderTitle Lord Goring was lieutenant-general of the Royalist horse in the West
royalistObjective to delay Parliamentarian advance and protect Royalist positions in the West
sideOfCommander George Goring, Lord Goring – Royalist
Oliver Cromwell – Parliamentarian
linked to: Oliver Cromwell

Sir Thomas Fairfax – Parliamentarian
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax
strategicSignificance destroyed the main Royalist field army in the West Country
helped secure Parliamentarian military dominance in the First English Civil War
tacticalFeature attack on Royalist position behind hedges and ditches
use of Parliamentarian cavalry to rout Royalist horse
year 1645

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New Model Army battle Battle of Langport
Sir Thomas Fairfax battle Battle of Langport
Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron battle Battle of Langport
subject linked to: 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron