BattlefieldsGreenland House Siege 1644
English Civil War

Greenland House Siege 1644

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Greenland House; garrison surrendered on terms.
The Battle

History & Significance

Greenland House near Henley-on-Thames was a fortified Royalist garrison house in Oxfordshire. Parliamentary forces besieged and captured it in 1644 as they worked to clear Royalist posts east of Oxford.

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