BattlefieldsEvesham Royalist Garrison 1645
English Civil War

Evesham Royalist Garrison 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Western Association forces under Massey
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Evesham May 1645; Royalist communications in the Vale severed.
The Battle

History & Significance

Evesham in Worcestershire served as a Royalist garrison and base for operations in the Vale of Evesham. Parliamentary forces under Colonel Edward Massey captured the town in May 1645, cutting Royalist communications between Worcester and Oxford.

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