BattlefieldsBampton Castle Civil War Garrison 1645
English Civil War

Bampton Castle Civil War Garrison 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist Bampton garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary Oxfordshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces cleared Bampton of Royalist forces in 1645; the western approaches to Oxford were progressively secured as Parliament tightened its grip on the Oxford perimeter.
The Battle

History & Significance

Bampton in west Oxfordshire, with the remains of its medieval castle earthworks, was occupied as a minor Royalist garrison position covering the western Oxford perimeter. Parliamentary forces reduced the Bampton position in 1645 as part of their operations to clear Royalist outposts west of Oxford before the final siege of the Royalist capital in 1646.

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