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English Civil War

Skirmish at Marlow 1643

1643
Buckinghamshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Buckinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.80–120; river crossing control.
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c.100–200 horse
Outcome
Royalist cavalry crossed Thames at Marlow; Parliamentary garrison driven off
The Battle

History & Significance

Marlow on the Thames was an important crossing point; Royalist raids in 1643 kept Parliament from consolidating control of the middle Thames.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Marlow 1643

Bisham Abbey: a monastic and manorial complex
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
A slight univallate hillfort known as Medmenham Camp
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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