BattlefieldsHenley-on-Thames Parliamentary Crossing 1644
English Civil War

Henley-on-Thames Parliamentary Crossing 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Oxford raiding cavalry
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Oxfordshire and Berkshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained the Henley Thames crossing throughout the war; the bridge was a vital link for Parliamentary forces operating against Oxford from the east.
The Battle

History & Significance

Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire was a Parliamentary crossing point and garrison town during the Civil War. The bridge at Henley was a critical Thames crossing east of Oxford and Parliamentary forces garrisoned it to control communications between London and the upper Thames valley while threatening the eastern approaches to Oxford.

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