BattlefieldsCrowland Abbey Garrison 1644
English Civil War

Crowland Abbey Garrison 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Lincolnshire parties
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained at Crowland; fenland base secured for Eastern Association operations.
The Battle

History & Significance

Crowland Abbey in the Fenland was garrisoned as an outpost during the Lincolnshire campaign of 1644. Its island position in the fens made it defensible and it served Parliamentary forces as a base for operations in the southern fens.

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