The
English Civil War battle of
Lansdowne (or
Lansdown) was fought on 5 July 1643, near
Bath, Somerset, southwest
England. Although the
Royalists under
Lord Hopton forced the
Parliamentarians under Sir
William Waller to retreat from their hilltop position, they suffered so many casualties themselves and were left so disordered and short of ammunition that an injured Hopton was forced to retire.