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English Civil War

Raid on Cirencester 1644

1644
Gloucestershire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Gloucestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.200–400
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.400–800
Outcome
Parliament briefly seized Cirencester; Royalists reoccupied after Essex marched on
The Battle

History & Significance

Essex recaptured Cirencester in 1644 on his march to relieve Gloucester but could not garrison it; the town repeatedly changed hands during the war.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Raid on Cirencester 1644

Churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Corinium Roman town
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
St John's Hospital chantry
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Long barrow and Roman amphitheatre and cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Tar Barrows: the earthwork and buried remains of two prehistoric or Roman round barrows and the buried remains of a Romano-British or earlier funerary and ritual site
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
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