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English Civil War

Action at Ware 1647

1647
Hertfordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Hertfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Leveller mutineers
Forces
Leveller agitators in the New Model Army
VS
Victor
New Model Army (Cromwell and Fairfax)
Forces
Cromwell and Fairfax
Outcome
Cromwell personally rode among the mutineers and had the ringleaders arrested. The mutiny was suppressed and Leveller influence in the army was curtailed.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Army Mutiny at Ware in Hertfordshire saw Agitators among the rank and file challenge Cromwell and Fairfax authority. Leveller soldiers wore copies of the Agreement of the People in their hats.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Ware 1647

Ware Friary
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Section of Ermine Street, N of Hertford Branch Railway
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Bowl barrow near Gallows Plain
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Morley Ponds moated site, Ware
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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