BattlefieldsColchester Sortie and Cavalry Action 1648
English Civil War

Colchester Sortie and Cavalry Action 1648

1648
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 besieging cavalry under Ireton
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist cavalry sortie under Lucas and Lisle
Outcome
Sorties brought temporary supply relief but failed to break the siege; Fairfax tightened the blockade progressively.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist garrison of Colchester conducted cavalry sorties through the Parliamentary siege lines seeking to break the blockade and gather supplies from the surrounding Essex countryside. Cavalry actions outside the walls marked the middle phase of the siege.

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