BattlefieldsAction at Stamford 1643 — Parliamentary Cavalry
English Civil War

Action at Stamford 1643 — Parliamentary Cavalry

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Also known as: Stamford Civil War 1643 · Parliamentary Stamford Action
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Newark Royalist garrison forces
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry from Eastern Association
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry secured Stamford against Newark-based Royalists
The Battle

History & Significance

Stamford lay between the Royalist garrison at Newark and the Parliamentary counties of the Eastern Association. Parliamentary cavalry regularly patrolled the area to prevent Newark\'s garrison from raiding into Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. The town\'s position at the junction of Ermine Street and the road from the Midlands to East Anglia made it a regular focus of small actions throughout the war. Its stone-built townscape offered good defensive positions for small garrisons.

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