BattlefieldsRaid on Chipping Campden 1643
English Civil War

Raid on Chipping Campden 1643

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c. 200–400; small action around fortified house.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c. 300–500
Outcome
Royalist garrison at Campden House expelled
The Battle

History & Significance

Campden House had been fortified by the Royalists; its partial demolition by the Royalists when they abandoned it in 1645 was among the deliberate destructions of the war.

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