Battle of Hopton Heath
52°50′06″N 2°04′01″W / 52.835°N 2.067°W
| Battle of Hopton Heath | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
The Battle of Hopton Heath By J. T. Willmore after George Cattermole | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Earl of Northampton † Henry Hastings Sir Thomas Byron |
Sir John Gell Sir Willam Brereton | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200 | 1,400 | ||||||
The battle of Hopton Heath was a part of the First English Civil War, fought on Sunday 19 March 1643 between Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton and a Royalist force under Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton.