BattlefieldsRomsey Skirmish 1644
English Civil War

Romsey Skirmish 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist raiding party
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Hampshire cavalry
Outcome
Parliamentary forces maintained control of Romsey and the Test valley crossing; Royalist raiding parties from Basing were driven off.
The Battle

History & Significance

A skirmish at Romsey in 1644 between Parliamentary cavalry operating from Winchester and Southampton and Royalist raiding parties from the garrisons of Basing House and Winchester. Romsey commanded the crossing of the Test and was contested as Parliamentary and Royalist forces manoeuvred in central Hampshire.

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