BattlefieldsBasing House Pitman Sortie 1644
English Civil War

Basing House Pitman Sortie 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers under Colonel Norton
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist garrison sortie parties
Outcome
Sorties temporarily relieved pressure on the garrison and captured supplies, though the overall siege continued.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist garrison of Basing House conducted aggressive sorties into the surrounding Hampshire countryside during the 1644 siege phase, raiding Parliamentary supply lines and harassing besieging forces commanded by Colonel Norton.

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