BattlefieldsHorncastle Skirmish 1643 — Eastern Association Advance
English Civil War

Horncastle Skirmish 1643 — Eastern Association Advance

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Lincolnshire forces
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association cavalry under Manchester
Outcome
Parliamentary forces secured Horncastle temporarily as part of the advance toward Winceby and the reduction of Lincolnshire.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary Eastern Association forces skirmished with Royalist cavalry at Horncastle in Lincolnshire during the advance that culminated in the Battle of Winceby. Horncastle itself was contested between Royalist and Parliamentary forces with the market town changing hands as the Lincolnshire campaign raged.

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