BattlefieldsNewark Fourth Sortie 1645 — South Muskeham Raid
English Civil War

Newark Fourth Sortie 1645 — South Muskeham Raid

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Eastern Association siege troops
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist Newark garrison cavalry approximately 400 horse
Outcome
Royalist sortie temporarily disrupted Parliamentary siege works and supplies. Parliamentary investment maintained despite the sortie success.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Newark garrison conducted a major sortie toward South Muskeham in 1645, raiding Parliamentary supply depots and burning villages being used as billets by the besieging force. Newark sorties during the third siege were among the most aggressive of any besieged garrison in the Civil War, with the garrison numbering still several hundred effective horse.

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