Lambert seized the broken bridge at Upton-upon-Severn just before Worcester; Parliamentary dragoons crawled across the damaged structure under fire and seized the church as a bridgehead; this crossing secured the western bank of the Severn and allowed Cromwell to encircle Worcester — making the Scottish army position at Worcester impossible.
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