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English Civil War

Skirmish at Bletchingdon House 1645

1645
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Bletchingdon House Garrison
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.50–100
VS
Victor
Royalists (briefly) then Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary (Cromwell) c.500–1,000
Outcome
Garrison surrendered to Cromwell without resistance; governor court-martialled and shot
The Battle

History & Significance

Cromwell bluffed a young Royalist governor into surrendering Bletchingdon without a fight in April 1645; the governor was shot by his own side for cowardice.

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Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Bletchingdon House 1645

Deserted village of Hampton Gay
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Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross
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Long barrow 730m south west of Enslow Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Thrupp Cross
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Whitehill medieval settlement immediately south of Old Whitehill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
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