BattlefieldsCropredy Bridge Cavalry Pursuit 1644
English Civil War

Cropredy Bridge Cavalry Pursuit 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary rearguard cavalry under Waller
VS
Victor
Royalist
Forces
Royalist cavalry
Outcome
Royalist pursuit success; Parliamentary rearguard action failed to halt the pursuit and several guns were captured.
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the main action at Cropredy Bridge, Royalist cavalry pursued Waller's broken Parliamentary cavalry northward, capturing artillery and disrupting the Parliamentary retreat. The pursuit prevented Waller from reforming his forces effectively.

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