The site of the Battle of Lansdown in July 1643 is marked by a monument to Civil War commander and Royalist Sir Bevil Grenville, who was mortally wounded in the fight. The monument, erected in 1720, is found approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bath in Somerset. On the monument, an Elegy on Sir […]
The Battle of Lansdowne was fought on 5 July 1643 between Parliamentarian and Royalist forces in the English Civil War. Lansdowne, sometimes spelled Lansdown, is located near Bath in Somerset. The battle was won by the Royalists under Lord Hopton, forcing the Sir William Waller led Parliamentarians to retreat from their hilltop position. The Royalists, […]
Welcome to Somerset, a county rife with military history. To live in Somerset is to live in a museum. There is important history where ever you turn. Somerset is located in South West England, with Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon as its closest neighbours. To the north and west lies the Severn Estuary and […]
