BattlefieldsAction at Abingdon 1644
English Civil War

Action at Abingdon 1644

1644
Berkshire, England
Also known as: Skirmish at Abingdon
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150–300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
Outcome
Parliament established garrison at Abingdon; Royalist counterattack repulsed
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliament seized Abingdon as an outpost threatening Oxford from the south; Royalist attempts to retake it in 1644 failed and the town remained Parliamentary.

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