BattlefieldsRaid on Brill 1643
English Civil War

Raid on Brill 1643

1643
Buckinghamshire, England
Also known as: Action at Brill
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Buckinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.100–150; hilltop seizure.
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c.150–250 cavalry
Outcome
Brill outpost overrun; Parliamentary troopers captured
The Battle

History & Significance

Brill on its hilltop commanded approaches to Oxford and was seized by Royalists as an outpost in 1643 giving them an observation post over the Vale of Aylesbury.

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