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The Battle of Alton (also Storm of Alton), of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of Crawford.

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  • The Battle of Alton (also Storm of Alton), of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of Crawford.
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  • Battle of Alton
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causalties
  • 100+; 500+ captured
combatant
  • Royalists
  • Parliamentarians
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is part of military conflict
place of military conflict
result
  • Decisive Parliamentary victory
strength
  • 300–500 horse
  • 5000:
  • 600+ infantry
  • A foot regiment (Waller's own)
  • Green Regiment (London)
  • Horse that had survived Roundway Down
  • Red Regiment (Westminster)
  • Yellow Regiment (London)
  • ~1000:
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