Battle of Langport

Battle of Langport
Part of First English Civil War

The site of the battle
Date10 July 1645
Location51°02′31″N 2°48′04″W / 51.04194°N 2.80111°W / 51.04194; -2.80111
Result Parliamentarian victory[1]
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Lord Goring Sir Thomas Fairfax
Strength
7,000[2] 10,000[2]
Casualties and losses
300 killed[2]
500 captured
Unknown
Battle of Langport is located in Somerset
Langport
Langport
Taunton
Taunton
Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Beaminster
Beaminster
Somerset and Langport

The Battle of Langport took place on 10 July 1645 during the First English Civil War, near Langport in Somerset.

Following its previous success at Naseby in June, in the Battle of Langport, the New Model Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax destroyed the last Royalist field army, led by Lord Goring. This Parliamentarian victory allowed them to besiege the Royalist port of Bristol, which surrendered in September.