BattlefieldsPlymouth Garrison Sortie at Freedom Fields
English Civil War

Plymouth Garrison Sortie at Freedom Fields

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist besieging force
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Plymouth garrison under Colonel Martin
Outcome
Royalist attack repulsed; several hundred Royalists killed
The Battle

History & Significance

Parliament garrison at Plymouth made a major sortie at Freedom Fields on 3 December 1643, routing a Royalist attack and killing several hundred besiegers; the action became celebrated as evidence of the garrison determination and was commemorated in Plymouth tradition.

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