BattlefieldsThame Parliamentary Garrison 1644
English Civil War

Thame Parliamentary Garrison 1644

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Oxford outpost cavalry
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Oxfordshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison at Thame maintained as a base for eastern approaches to Oxford; used for cavalry operations and as a supply point.
The Battle

History & Significance

Thame in Oxfordshire was occupied by Parliamentary forces as a forward base for operations against Oxford from the east. The town, on the main road from London, was used as a staging point for Parliamentary forces approaching Oxford and as a base for cavalry operations against the eastern face of the Oxford perimeter.

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