BattlefieldsKingston Bridge Action Surrey 1648
English Civil War

Kingston Bridge Action Surrey 1648

1648
England, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Surrey Royalist insurgents
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry under Colonel Rich
VS
Victor
Parliamentary cavalry under Colonel Rich
Forces
Surrey Royalist insurgents
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry dispersed the Surrey Royalist force at Kingston; the Surrey rising was suppressed before it could link with the Kentish insurgents.
The Battle

History & Significance

A Surrey Royalist rising in 1648 attempted to seize Kingston bridge as a crossing point over the Thames. Parliamentary cavalry intercepted and dispersed the Surrey insurgents before they could consolidate. The action prevented the Surrey rising from joining the larger Kentish insurrection north of the Thames.

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