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English Civil War

Action at Appleby 1648

1648
Westmorland, England
Also known as: Skirmish at Appleby Westmorland 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Westmorland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.300–600
VS
Victor
Royalists (Sir Philip Musgrave)
Forces
Royalists c.400–800
Outcome
Royalist forces seized Appleby Castle during the Second Civil War
The Battle

History & Significance

Sir Philip Musgrave raised the north-west for the king in 1648; Appleby in Westmorland was seized as part of the northern Royalist rising that coincided with Hamilton Scottish invasion; Cromwell dealt with the south before Monck suppressed the north.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Appleby 1648

Maulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill race
Scheduled monument · ~4.5 miles
Warcop Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 miles
Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall
Scheduled monument · ~5 miles
Romano-British enclosed settlement on Holborn Hill
Scheduled monument · ~5.1 miles
Crosby Ravensworth churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~5.2 miles
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