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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