R.J. Milward

Henry Rich, 1st earl of Holland, c. 1635. Rich commanded the Royalist forces at the Battle of Surbiton, 1648. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public Domain.

The Battle of Surbiton, 1648

One of the last battles of the English Civil Wars – the Battle of Surbiton – took place in the county of Surrey, a few miles south of London in 1648.