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English Civil War

Action at Bradford 1644

1644
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Bradford Defence 1644
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150–300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
Outcome
Bradford held for Parliament after Adwalton Moor disaster
The Battle

History & Significance

Bradford held out for Parliament after the disaster at Adwalton Moor in 1643 and served as a rallying point for Parliamentary resistance in the West Riding.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Bradford 1644

Cup and ring marked rock in Dawson Wood, 370m north east of Heaton Shay
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Owlcotes deserted medieval village
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
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