BattlefieldsSecond Civil War Skirmish at Pontypool 1648
English Civil War

Second Civil War Skirmish at Pontypool 1648

1648
Wales
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary garrison detachment near Pontypool
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Monmouthshire force
Outcome
Royalist force moving through Monmouthshire skirmished with Parliamentary outpost
The Battle

History & Significance

During the Second Civil War in south Wales, a Royalist force moving through Monmouthshire toward the main Welsh army clashed with a Parliamentary outpost near Pontypool. The Parliamentary forces in Monmouthshire attempted to intercept Royalist groups moving west to join the main force assembling for what became St Fagans. Several minor confrontations occurred in the Monmouthshire valleys in May 1648.

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