BattlefieldsSkirmish at Andover 1644
English Civil War

Skirmish at Andover 1644

1644
Hampshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Hampshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150–300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry swept Andover of Royalist foragers
The Battle

History & Significance

Andover lay in the contested ground between Parliamentary Basingstoke and Royalist Winchester and saw repeated cavalry skirmishing through 1644.

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