BattlefieldsSkirmish at Acton 1642
English Civil War

Skirmish at Acton 1642

1642
Middlesex, England
Also known as: Action at Acton November 1642
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Middlesex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c. 1,000–1,500; screening action Turnham Green.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c. 2,000–3,000
Outcome
Parliamentary outpost at Acton held as Royalist advance was halted at Turnham Green
The Battle

History & Significance

As the London trained bands massed at Turnham Green on 13 November 1642, Parliamentary cavalry screened the flanks from Acton; the Royalists could not turn the position and Charles I ordered a retreat to Oxford.

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