BattlefieldsAction at Farndon Bridge 1645
English Civil War

Action at Farndon Bridge 1645

1645
Cheshire, England
Also known as: Skirmish at Farndon Ford 1645
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c.150–250
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.300–600
Outcome
Parliamentary forces took Farndon bridge over the Dee cutting off Chester from the south
The Battle

History & Significance

The bridge at Farndon on the River Dee was seized by Parliamentary forces tightening the siege of Chester in 1645; its fall cut one of the key Royalist supply routes into the besieged city from Wales; part of the systematic isolation of Chester that led to its surrender in February 1646.

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