BattlefieldsWantage Royalist Cavalry Raid 1644
English Civil War

Wantage Royalist Cavalry Raid 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Abingdon and Berkshire forces
VS
Victor
Royalist
Forces
Royalist Oxford cavalry raiding party
Outcome
Royalist cavalry raid on Wantage briefly successful in gathering supplies; Parliamentary forces from Abingdon responded but failed to intercept the raiding party.
The Battle

History & Significance

Wantage in the Vale of White Horse was raided by Royalist cavalry from Oxford in 1644, demonstrating the Royalist ability to raid into the Berkshire countryside despite Parliamentary control of the region. The raid gathered supplies and recruited among the local population before the cavalry returned to Oxford.

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