Battle of Ripple Field

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Battle of Ripple Field
Part of the First English Civil War

Ripple Cross and Stocks
Date13 April 1643
Location
Ripple in Worcestershire, England
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Prince Maurice Sir William Waller
Strength
2,000[1][2] 2,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Light[3] c. 50 cavalry
Unknown infantry.[4]
Battle of Ripple Field is located in Worcestershire
Ripple Field
Ripple Field
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Worcestershire and Ripple Field

The Battle of Ripple Field, fought on 13 April 1643, was an engagement in the First English Civil War. In the battle, a Royalist cavalry force led by Prince Maurice routed Parliamentarian cavalry and infantry forces led by Sir William Waller.

  1. ^ Willis-Bund 1905, p. 81.
  2. ^ a b Plant 10 August 2009).
  3. ^ Willis-Bund 1905, p. 83.
  4. ^ Willis-Bund 1905, p. 83.