BattlefieldsAction at Grantham Bridge 1643
English Civil War

Action at Grantham Bridge 1643

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c. 400–600; preliminary skirmish before Cromwell's main action.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c. 600–800
Outcome
Parliamentary horse held the bridge crossing at Grantham
The Battle

History & Significance

The bridge over the Witham at Grantham was the scene of preliminary skirmishing before Cromwell drove off the Royalist horse in his first independent cavalry action.

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