Royalist cavalry raiding from Northamptonshire and the Midlands threatened Peterborough in 1643 on several occasions. A significant Royalist cavalry incursion reached the outskirts of the city and clashed with Parliamentary garrison horse before being driven off. The raid demonstrated the vulnerability of the southern Eastern Association to Royalist Midlands cavalry.
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