BattlefieldsChristchurch Parliamentary Garrison 1644
English Civil War

Christchurch Parliamentary Garrison 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist sympathisers
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Parliamentary Hampshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison established at Christchurch; the town was secured as part of the Parliamentary coastal defence network in southern Hampshire and western Dorset.
The Battle

History & Significance

Christchurch in Hampshire was garrisoned by Parliamentary forces in 1644 as part of the effort to secure the Hampshire and Dorset coast. The town at the confluence of the Avon and Stour commanded coastal approaches and the route west toward Poole and Dorset.

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