BattlefieldsBoston Parliamentary Port Garrison 1643
English Civil War

Boston Parliamentary Port Garrison 1643

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Lincolnshire cavalry raids
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association garrison and naval forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained Boston as a coastal supply base throughout the war. Naval support enabled Eastern Association operations in eastern Lincolnshire.
The Battle

History & Significance

Boston in Lincolnshire was a key Parliamentary port throughout the Civil War. Its harbour allowed the Eastern Association to receive supplies by sea and move forces along the coast. Parliamentary garrison forces in Boston clashed with Royalist raiding parties from the western Lincolnshire garrisons in 1643 and the town served as a base for naval and coastal operations in the Wash.

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