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English Civil War

Skirmish at Uttoxeter 1648

1648
Staffordshire, England
Also known as: Uttoxeter action Second Civil War
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100–250
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
Outcome
Parliamentary horse dispersed Royalist Second Civil War sympathisers at Uttoxeter
The Battle

History & Significance

The Second Civil War saw isolated risings across the Midlands in 1648; a Royalist group at Uttoxeter in Staffordshire was quickly dispersed by Parliamentary cavalry before it could link up with the larger forces that Hamilton was bringing south from Scotland.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Uttoxeter 1648

Dove Bridge See also DERBYSHIRE 56
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Dove Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 260
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Bowl barrow on Toot Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Thorntree House moated site
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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