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English Civil War

Skirmish at Sittingbourne 1648

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.600–1,000.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Fairfax)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1,200
Outcome
Royalist rearguard defeated at Sittingbourne
The Battle

History & Significance

Fairfax struck the Kentish Royalist forces at Sittingbourne driving them eastward towards Maidstone in the days before the main battle of 1648.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Sittingbourne 1648

Murston Old Church, Sittingbourne
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
A Romano-British villa at Boxted
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
A Romano-Celtic temple at Boxted
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
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