BattlefieldsAction at Lowestoft 1643
English Civil War

Action at Lowestoft 1643

1643
Suffolk, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Suffolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist forces
Forces
local Royalist sympathisers in Suffolk
VS
Victor
Eastern Association (Parliament)
Forces
Eastern Association Parliamentary forces
Outcome
The town was secured for Parliament without major fighting. Eastern Association control of the Suffolk coast was established.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces of the Eastern Association secured Suffolk ports including Lowestoft early in the Civil War. Control of coastal towns was important for supply and preventing Royalist landings.

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