BattlefieldsHaywards Heath Sussex Skirmish 1643
English Civil War

Haywards Heath Sussex Skirmish 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
Royalist raiding party
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Sussex forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces maintained control of the mid-Sussex Weald; Royalist raiding parties from Hampshire were driven off.
The Battle

History & Significance

Skirmishing at Haywards Heath in mid-Sussex in 1643 reflected the contested nature of the mid-Weald as Parliamentary forces from Lewes and Royalist sympathisers from the north-east Sussex borders attempted to control the routes through the Weald. Such skirmishes were typical of the low-intensity conflict in Sussex between the major garrison actions.

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