BattlefieldsAction at Wantage 1644
English Civil War

Action at Wantage 1644

1644
Berkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.400–600
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.500–800
Outcome
Royalist cavalry patrol held Wantage against Parliamentary incursion
The Battle

History & Significance

Wantage between Newbury and Oxford was on the main Royalist supply line through the Vale of the White Horse and was protected by regular Royalist cavalry patrols.

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