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English Civil War

Skirmish at Speenhamland 1644

1644
Berkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians: c.300–500
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists: c.400–700
Outcome
Royalist cavalry action near Newbury; Parliamentary advance checked
The Battle

History & Significance

Speenhamland became a flashpoint in the days around Second Newbury as Royalist horsemen screened the king and his baggage.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Speenhamland 1644

Litten Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Round barrow cemetery on Wash Common.
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Two bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery on Wash Common.
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork.
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Park Pale in Hamstead Marshall Park
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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