British civil wars, 1639–1651
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 21 March 1639 — 1651; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 21 March 1639 — September 1640
Bishops' Wars
On the map ↗ Source · Q807843 - 28 August 1640
Battle of Newburn ↗
Source · Q976820 - 1642 — 1651
English Civil War
On the map ↗ Source · Q80330 - 10 July 1642
Siege of Hull ↗
Source · Q7510090 - 10 August 1642 — 7 September 1642
Siege of Portsmouth ↗
Source · Q7510327 - 7 September 1642
Battle of Babylon Hill ↗
Source · Q69922225 - 23 September 1642
Battle of Powick Bridge ↗
Source · Q586189 - 17 October 1642
Battle of Kings Norton ↗
Source · Q4871444 - 23 October 1642
Battle of Edgehill ↗
Source · Q1478525 - 1 November 1642
Battle of Aylesbury ↗
Source · Q4870370 - 4 November 1642 — 25 April 1643
Siege of Reading ↗
Source · Q7510338 - 12 November 1642
Battle of Brentford ↗
Source · Q4870548 - 13 November 1642
Battle of Turnham Green ↗
Source · Q4872612 - 22 December 1642 — 27 December 1642
Siege of Chichester ↗
Source · Q16931400 - 19 January 1643
Battle of Braddock Down ↗
Source · Q4870542 - 23 January 1643
Battle of Leeds ↗
Source · Q4871546 - 13 March 1643
First Battle of Middlewich ↗
Source · Q5452523 - 19 March 1643
Battle of Hopton Heath ↗
Source · Q1164151 - 30 March 1643
Battle of Seacroft Moor ↗
Source · Q4872334 - 3 April 1643
Battle of Camp Hill ↗
Source · Q4870622 - 13 April 1643
Battle of Ripple Field ↗
Source · Q23018836 - 25 April 1643
Battle of Sourton Down ↗
Source · Q4872415 - 16 May 1643
Battle of Stratton ↗
Source · Q630992 - 21 May 1643
Capture of Wakefield ↗
Source · Q17018024 - 29 May 1643 — 31 May 1643
Siege of Lichfield ↗
Source · Q42377514 - 29 May 1643 — 31 May 1643
Siege of Worcester ↗
Source · Q48780596 - 18 June 1643
Battle of Chalgrove Field ↗
Source · Q3636383 - 30 June 1643
Battle of Adwalton Moor ↗
Source · Q2475657 - 4 July 1643
Battle of Burton Bridge ↗
Source · Q4870598 - 5 July 1643
Battle of Lansdowne ↗
Source · Q1406921 - 13 July 1643
Battle of Roundway Down ↗
Source · Q1406897 - 28 July 1643
Battle of Gainsborough ↗
Source · Q4871072 - 10 August 1643 — 5 September 1643
Siege of Gloucester ↗
Source · Q7510051 - 2 September 1643 — 12 October 1643
Siege of Hull ↗
Source · Q7510091 - 18 September 1643
Battle of Aldbourne Chase ↗
Source · Q4870256 - 20 September 1643
First Battle of Newbury ↗
Source · Q2058454 - 11 October 1643
Battle of Winceby ↗
Source · Q742260 - November 1643 — October 1645
Siege of Basing House ↗
Source · Q7509861 - 4 November 1643
Battle of Olney Bridge ↗
Source · Q4871940 - 13 December 1643
Battle of Alton ↗
Source · Q4870281 - 26 December 1643
Second Battle of Middlewich ↗
Source · Q7443098 - 25 January 1644
Battle of Nantwich ↗
Source · Q4871863 - 3 February 1644 — 21 October 1644
Siege of Newcastle ↗
Source · Q7510269 - 27 February 1644 — 27 May 1644
Siege of Lathom House ↗
Source · Q7510183 - March 1644
Battle of Boldon Hill ↗
Source · Q4870511 - 21 March 1644
Relief of Newark ↗
Source · Q7311096 - 29 March 1644
Battle of Cheriton ↗
Source · Q2236857 - April 1644
Battle of Selby ↗
Source · Q4872347 - 20 April 1644 — 16 June 1644
Siege of Lyme Regis ↗
Source · Q20712873 - 22 April 1644 — 16 July 1644
Siege of York ↗
Source · Q7510525 - May 1644 — June 1646
Siege of Oxford ↗
Source · Q7510289 - 3 May 1644 — 6 May 1644
Siege of Lincoln ↗
Source · Q7510197 - 28 May 1644
Bolton Massacre ↗
Source · Q4940204 - June 1644
Battle of Tipton Green ↗
Source · Q4872561 - 29 June 1644
Battle of Cropredy Bridge ↗
Source · Q2237461 - 2 July 1644
Battle of Marston Moor ↗
Source · Q326417 - 13 August 1644 — 2 September 1644
Battle of Lostwithiel ↗
Source · Q4871603 - 20 August 1644
Battle of Ormskirk ↗
Source · Q16931510 - 1 September 1644
Battle of Tippermuir ↗
Source · Q4087469 - September 1644 — July 1645
Sieges of Taunton ↗
Source · Q7510444 - 13 September 1644
Battle of Aberdeen ↗
Source · Q4054691 - 18 September 1644
Relief of Montgomery Castle ↗
Source · Q7311097 - 27 October 1644
Second Battle of Newbury ↗
Source · Q2031282 - February 1645 — January 1646
Siege of Chester ↗
Source · Q7509929 - 2 February 1645
Battle of Inverlochy ↗
Source · Q4087424 - 27 February 1645
Battle of Weymouth ↗
Source · Q5180273 - 9 May 1645
Battle of Auldearn ↗
Source · Q4087452 - 14 June 1645
Battle of Naseby
On the map ↗ Source · Q949724 - July 1645 — December 1645
Siege of Lathom House ↗
Source · Q70766650 - 2 July 1645
Battle of Alford ↗
Source · Q4087408 - 10 July 1645
Battle of Langport ↗
Source · Q689433 - 15 August 1645
Battle of Kilsyth ↗
Source · Q4087434 - 23 August 1645 — 10 September 1645
Siege of Bristol ↗
Source · Q16824407 - 13 September 1645
Battle of Philiphaugh ↗
Source · Q4087476 - 24 September 1645
Battle of Rowton Heath ↗
Source · Q4872207 - 20 October 1645 — 21 October 1645
Battle of Annan Moor ↗
Source · Q4870311 - 1646
Battle of Lagganmore ↗
Source · Q4871524 - 16 February 1646
Battle of Torrington ↗
Source · Q4872579 - 21 March 1646
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold ↗
Source · Q4872448 - 14 May 1646
Battle of Aberdeen ↗
Source · Q16253591 - 21 May 1646 — 23 July 1646
Siege of Worcester ↗
Source · Q15277698 - 24 May 1647
Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss ↗
Source · Q4872178 - February 1648
Second English Civil War
On the map ↗ Source · Q3025332 - 12 June 1648
Battle of Mauchline Muir ↗
Source · Q4871698 - 12 September 1648
Battle of Stirling ↗
Source · Q2016351 - 1649 — 1651
Third English Civil War
On the map ↗ Source · Q3540197 - 1 June 1649 — 2 August 1649
Siege of Dublin ↗
Source · Q48784997 - 27 April 1650
Battle of Carbisdale ↗
Source · Q4087431 - 3 September 1650
Battle of Dunbar ↗
Source · Q2605977 - 16 November 1650
Battle of Cartagena ↗
Source · Q130250609 - 20 July 1651
Battle of Inverkeithing ↗
Source · Q2887993 - 13 August 1651
Battle of Warrington Bridge ↗
Source · Q4872711 - 25 August 1651
Battle of Wigan Lane ↗
Source · Q675324 - 28 August 1651
Battle of Upton ↗
Source · Q4872632 - 3 September 1651
Battle of Worcester ↗
Source · Q1116626
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