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English Civil War

Greenland House Parliamentary Capture 1644

1644
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 garrison
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Thames valley forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Greenland House; garrison surrendered on terms; eastern approaches to Oxford progressively cleared of Royalist outposts.
The Battle

History & Significance

Greenland House near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire was a Royalist garrison in a fortified country house east of Oxford. Parliamentary forces captured it in 1644, clearing Royalist posts east of Oxford and improving Parliamentary control of the Thames valley approach to the Royalist capital.

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Scheduled Monuments near Greenland House Parliamentary Capture 1644

Bix old church
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Roman villa at Mill End
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Roman villa north of Yewden Lodge
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
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