BattlefieldsLondon Wall Defence Preparations 1643
English Civil War

London Wall Defence Preparations 1643

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist threat
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary London c.8,000 workers
Outcome
London defensive lines completed 1643; the earthwork fortifications were the largest constructed in England since the Norman Conquest; they secured the Parliamentary capital and allowed field armies to operate further from London.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliament ordered the construction and repair of London defensive lines in 1643, creating a network of earthwork forts and palisades around the city. The Lines of Communication were constructed by a combination of paid labourers and voluntary citizen diggers including women and children. The defensive works made London effectively impregnable and freed the field armies from defending the capital directly.

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