BattlefieldsDerby Garrison Actions 1643 — Parliamentary Base Operations
English Civil War

Derby Garrison Actions 1643 — Parliamentary Base Operations

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 Derbyshire forces from multiple garrisons
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Derby garrison cavalry
Outcome
Parliamentary Derby garrison maintained its position through aggressive patrolling. No formal Royalist siege mounted against Derby in 1643.
The Battle

History & Significance

Derby held as a Parliamentary garrison throughout 1643 conducted active offensive operations into the surrounding Derbyshire countryside. Parliamentary cavalry from Derby clashed with Royalist forces from Tutbury, Wingfield Manor and Bolsover Castle in a series of raids and counter-raids that kept the Derbyshire interior in contention throughout the year.

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