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English Civil War

Garrison at Tilbury Fort 1648

1648
Essex, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
occupation
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Victor
Parliament
Forces involved

60 soldiers were put into the blockhouse to guard the fort in 1648.

Outcome
No fighting occurred at Tilbury Fort in 1648. Sixty soldiers were garrisoned in the blockhouse to guard against the passage of ships and Royalist forces on the Thames during the Kent and Essex uprisings; the fort remained under Parliamentary control throughout the Second Civil War.
The Battle

History & Significance

Garrison at Tilbury Fort 1648 was a occupation of the English Civil War period, fought in Essex, England in 1648. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Garrison at Tilbury Fort 1648 lies on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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Scheduled Monuments near Garrison at Tilbury Fort 1648

Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Tilbury Fort is a star-shaped artillery fortress constructed in the 1670s on the Thames estuary in Essex, designed to defend London from seaborne attack during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Built under the direction of Sir Bernard de Gomme, the fort exemplifies the trace italienne style of fortification…

Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Gravesend blockhouse
Gravesend blockhouse
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 mi

Gravesend blockhouse is a Tudor artillery fortification constructed in the 1540s under Henry VIII's coastal defence programme. The structure served to protect the Thames estuary and the approaches to London, forming part of a chain of strategically positioned gun emplacements along the Kent coast…

Ben Sutherland / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

New Tavern Fort is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located at Gravesend in Kent, constructed as part of the Thames defences during the English Civil War period and subsequently developed under the later Stuarts. The fort comprises substantial earthwork ramparts and bastions designed…

Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences
Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Coalhouse Fort is a 19th-century artillery fortification located at East Tilbury on the Thames estuary in Essex, England. Built between 1861 and 1874, it represents a significant example of Victorian-era coastal defence architecture, constructed to protect the approach to London from potential na…

The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia. / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Shornemead Fort
Shornemead Fort
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 mi

Shornemead Fort is a nineteenth-century coastal defence installation located in Kent, England, constructed during the period of heightened military concern regarding potential French invasion. Built as part of the extensive fortification programme initiated under the direction of Sir John Pallise…

Prioryman / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Monastic grange at Friary Court
Monastic grange at Friary Court
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

Friary Court is a monastic grange forming part of the medieval priory estate in Kent. The site represents the agricultural infrastructure associated with monastic communities, whose granges served as centres of food production and storage for the religious house. The surviving structures and thei…

Glyn Baker / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Aspdin's kiln
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Earthworks near church, West Tilbury
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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