BattlefieldsSkirmish at Crediton 1644
English Civil War

Skirmish at Crediton 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians (Essex)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.2000-3000
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.300-500 cavalry
Outcome
Essex trapped in Cornwall; advance guard engaged at Crediton
The Battle

History & Significance

Crediton was an engagement in the sequence of events that trapped Essex army in Cornwall; Royalist cavalry harried the Parliamentary army back into the Lostwithiel trap.

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