What the records say
- When
- 9 Dec 1688
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.46° N, 0.97° W
- Description
- 1688 English battle
Battle of Reading (1688)
1688 engagement of the Glorious Revolution
The battle of Reading took place on 9 December 1688 in Reading, Berkshire during the 1688 invasion of England. Dutch States Army dragoons, led by Hans Bentinck and supported by Williamite civilians, routed an Irish Army detachment under Patrick Sarsfield from the town in one of only two substantial battles fought in England during the Glorious Revolution.
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