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English Civil War

Raid on Postcombe 1643

1643
Oxfordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200-300
VS
Victor
Royalists (Rupert)
Forces
Royalists c.400 cavalry
Outcome
Parliamentary convoy intercepted; wagons captured
The Battle

History & Significance

Rupert hit Postcombe as part of the same June 1643 raid sequence that ended at Chalgrove Field; the raid netted Parliamentary dispatches.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Raid on Postcombe 1643

Rycote Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Moated site E of Moorend Lane
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Ickford Bridge See also BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 7
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Ickford Bridge See also OXFORDSHIRE 227
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Three bowl barrows on Chinnor Hill, two 150m and one 600m SW of Highlands
Scheduled monument · ~4.5 miles
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