BattlefieldsDroxford and Bishops Waltham Parliamentary Operations 1645
English Civil War

Droxford and Bishops Waltham Parliamentary Operations 1645

1645
Hampshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Hampshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist sympathisers
Forces
Royalist sympathisers in the Meon valley
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary Hampshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces secured the Meon valley; Bishops Waltham Palace occupied; Royalist activity between Winchester and Portsmouth suppressed.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces conducted operations around Droxford and Bishops Waltham in the Meon valley in 1645, clearing Royalist sympathisers from the area between Winchester and Portsmouth. Bishops Waltham Palace, former seat of the Bishops of Winchester, was a focus of Royalist activity in south Hampshire and was occupied by Parliamentary forces.

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