BattlefieldsAction at Market Harborough 1645
English Civil War

Action at Market Harborough 1645

1645
Leicestershire, England
Also known as: Royalist cavalry at Market Harborough pre-Naseby
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Leicestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
c. 100–150 Royalist quartermasters/escort.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
c. 200–350 Parliamentary cavalry
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry surprised Royalist quartermasters at Market Harborough on the morning of Naseby
The Battle

History & Significance

On 14 June 1645 Parliamentary cavalry surprised the Royalist quartermasters at Market Harborough; the alarm brought Rupert back with the cavalry and precipitated the decision to give battle at Naseby that morning; without this chance encounter the battle might not have been fought that day.

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