BattlefieldsHorsham Sussex Garrison 1643
English Civil War

Horsham Sussex Garrison 1643

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist opposition
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Sussex forces
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained at Horsham; western Weald routes secured; the town served as a Parliamentary staging post for operations in Sussex.
The Battle

History & Significance

Horsham in the western Sussex Weald served as a Parliamentary garrison town in 1643, controlling the routes from the Surrey border toward Chichester and the coast. The Parliamentary county committee used Horsham as an administrative and military base for operations in the Weald between the major Sussex towns.

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