St Albans was a key point on the road between London and the Royalist Midlands, and the town changed hands in the early stages of the Civil War. Parliamentary forces quickly secured it and it served as a staging point for forces moving between London and the Midlands. Royalist cavalry from Oxford raided the area in 1643, and skirmishes occurred along the road network. Parliament\'s control of the Hertfordshire road network was essential to maintaining London\'s security and supply.
Parliamentary: local garrison and cavalry. Royalist: cavalry raiding party from Oxford
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