BattlefieldsScotney Castle Garrison 1643
English Civil War

Scotney Castle Garrison 1643

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist Weald sympathisers
Forces
Royalist Weald sympathisers
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary Kent forces
Outcome
Parliamentary forces cleared Royalist presence from the Scotney area as they consolidated control of the eastern Weald; the castle was not subjected to formal siege.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scotney Castle in the Weald of Kent was used as a minor Royalist garrison or refuge in 1643 during the period when Royalist forces attempted to maintain a presence in the Kentish Weald. The moated castle provided cover for Royalist sympathisers operating between Sussex and the Thames.

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