BattlefieldsThornhaugh Cavalry Action 1643 — Eastern Association Patrol
English Civil War

Thornhaugh Cavalry Action 1643 — Eastern Association Patrol

1643
Northamptonshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist Northamptonshire horse
Forces
Royalist Northamptonshire horse
VS
Victor
Parliamentary Eastern Association cavalry
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association cavalry under Thornhaugh and Cromwell
Outcome
Parliamentary Eastern Association cavalry maintained the Peterborough-Stamford corridor against Royalist incursion.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary cavalry based at Peterborough and Stamford conducted patrols through the Thornhaugh area west of Peterborough in 1643. Colonel Cromwell and later Colonel Francis Thornhaugh commanded cavalry that swept this zone to prevent Royalist forces from Northamptonshire raiding into the Eastern Association heartland.

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