BattlefieldsEastern Association — Skirmish at Huntingdon (1643)
English Civil War

Eastern Association — Skirmish at Huntingdon (1643)

1643
Cambridgeshire, England
Also known as: Huntingdon civil war skirmish 1643 · Cambridge Huntingdon action
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist raiders
Forces
Royalist cavalry c. 100–300; Eastern Association action.
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary c. 200–400
Outcome
Royalist raiding party driven off; Huntingdon secured for Parliament
The Battle

History & Significance

Huntingdon — Oliver Cromwell's birthplace — lay on the western edge of the Eastern Association's territory. Royalist cavalry from Newark frequently raided into Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. Parliamentary garrisons at Huntingdon and the surrounding towns engaged in frequent skirmishing to protect the Association's western flank and secure Cromwell's home county.

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