BattlefieldsGosport Parliamentary Naval Base 1643
English Civil War

Gosport Parliamentary Naval Base 1643

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist forces
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary naval garrison
Outcome
Parliamentary naval base at Gosport maintained throughout the war; the harbour complex on both shores was firmly Parliamentary and the Channel was controlled to prevent Royalist reinforcement from abroad.
The Battle

History & Significance

Gosport on the western shore of Portsmouth Harbour was secured as a Parliamentary naval supply base in 1643, complementing the garrison at Portsmouth. The Parliamentary navy used Gosport as a maintenance and provisioning point for the fleet operating in the Channel and guarding the southern coast against Royalist landings from France or the Continent.

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