BattlefieldsMaidstone Approach Fighting 1648
English Civil War

Maidstone Approach Fighting 1648

1648
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist forces
Forces
Kentish Royalist outpost forces
VS
Victor
Parliamentary New Model Army
Forces
Parliamentary New Model Army under Fairfax
Outcome
Parliamentary forces successfully forced approach to Maidstone through preliminary actions; these set conditions for the main assault.
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliamentary forces under Fairfax advanced on Maidstone through a series of preliminary engagements in the surrounding villages before the main assault on the town. The approach fighting included skirmishes at East Farleigh and Linton.

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