BattlefieldsNonsuch Palace Muster Surrey 1642
English Civil War

Nonsuch Palace Muster Surrey 1642

1642
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Surrey forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces assembled and drilled at Nonsuch before marching north to join the main Parliamentary forces; the palace was subsequently used as a Parliamentary military administrative base.
The Battle

History & Significance

Nonsuch Palace near Cheam in Surrey served as a muster and assembly point for Parliamentary forces from Surrey and the Home Counties in 1642. The great Tudor palace and its deer park provided open ground for drilling and mustering troops before they marched to join Essex army or the London Trained Bands.

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