BattlefieldsMarket Rasen Royalist Cavalry Action 1643
English Civil War

Market Rasen Royalist Cavalry Action 1643

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association horse
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Lincolnshire cavalry
Outcome
Contested; Royalist and Parliamentary cavalry clashed repeatedly in the Market Rasen area during the 1643 Lincolnshire operations.
The Battle

History & Significance

Market Rasen in the Lincolnshire Wolds was the site of cavalry skirmishing in 1643 as Royalist and Parliamentary forces contested the routes through the central Wolds. The town commanded the road between Lincoln and the Humber and was used as a staging point by both sides during the Lincolnshire campaign.

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