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English Civil War

Petersfield Parliamentary Muster Hampshire 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist opposition
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Hampshire and Sussex forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces assembled at Petersfield for Hampshire operations in 1644; the town was used as a staging post for forces moving between the Surrey border and the central Hampshire Royalist garrisons.
The Battle

History & Significance

Petersfield in east Hampshire served as a Parliamentary muster point and base for operations in the area between the South Downs and the Weald. Parliamentary forces from Sussex and Surrey were assembled here before moving west to operations against Winchester or north toward Basing House during the Hampshire campaigns of 1644.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Petersfield Parliamentary Muster Hampshire 1644

Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 360m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Saucer barrow 220m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bowl barrow 160m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bowl barrow 490m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Disc barrow 460m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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