1645 26th March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Charles I surrenders to the Scots rather than to Parliament. Charles final field force is crushed
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Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
The defeat of the last major Royalist field army of the First Civil War. This page combines historical context with 9 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database English Civil War archive.
Historical context
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold: overview and significance
What happened?
In March 1646 Parliamentarian forces defeated the Royalist army under Sir Jacob Astley at Stow-on-the-Wold. The remnants of the Royalist field force were captured or dispersed.
Why was it important?
Stow-on-the-Wold ended the last substantial Royalist field-army resistance of the First Civil War and left remaining strongholds to surrender separately.
World History Database records
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold timeline
The records below are selected from the 1,090-record English Civil War archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1645
1646
1646 14th March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Charles writes to his Queen that he has not enough forces to resist or escape. All that remains are garrisons in Oxford, Newark, Pendennis, Exeter & Raglan
1646 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Astley leads the last Royalist field army before defeat at Stow-on-the-Wold.
1646 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Morgan commands Parliamentarian troops in the victory that ends organised Royalist field resistance.
1647
1647 20th March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Astley takes up a defensive position on a hillside below Stow-on-the-Wold
1647 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Attempts to transfer forces from Wales to Oxford but is defeated by Morgan & Brereton. Astley is forced to surrender himself to the Parliamentarians
1647 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Intercepts Lord Astley & stops him marching from Wales to join Charles I in Oxford
1647 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Taken prisoner during the royalist defeat
1647 21st March
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Intercepts Lord Astley & stops him marching from Wales to join Charles I in Oxford
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Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database English Civil War records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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