Battle of Babylon Hill

Name: Battle of Babylon Hill
Start: 1642-09-07

7 Sep 1642 · 50.94° N, 2.60° W

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When: 7 Sep 1642
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.94° N, 2.60° W
Description: 1642 a skirmish of First English Civil War

Battle of Babylon Hill

1642 skirmish of the first English Civil War

The battle of Babylon Hill was an indecisive skirmish that took place between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces near Yeovil, in South West England, on 7 September 1642, during the early stages of the First English Civil War. The engagement occurred after a failed Parliamentarian siege of nearby Royalist-held Sherborne.

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