BattlefieldsSouthampton Supply Depot Civil War 1643
English Civil War

Southampton Supply Depot Civil War 1643

1643
England, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist threat
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Southampton garrison
Outcome
Southampton maintained as Parliamentary supply base throughout the war; goods received from London by sea and forwarded to field armies; the port was never threatened by Royalist assault.
The Battle

History & Significance

Southampton functioned as a major Parliamentary supply base throughout the Civil War, receiving goods by sea and distributing them to Parliamentary forces operating in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset. The town was securely held from 1642 and its port facilities were used to supply the Parliamentary armies engaged against the Royalist strongholds of Winchester and Basing House.

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