Lambert Attempt to Raise Forces at Edgehill 1660
Who Fought
Lambert commanded four troops of horse along with colonels John Okey and David Axtell; the Earl of Essex made a hundred horse available to the government side and the Northamptonshire Trained Bands were put on alert to oppose him.
History & Significance
Lambert Attempt to Raise Forces at Edgehill 1660 was a Civil War skirmish, fought in England in 1660. Restoration forces under Colonel Richard Ingoldsby prevailed over John Lambert. Lambert, with colonels John Okey and David Axtell and four troops of horse, was confronted near Daventry on Easter Day, 22 April 1660, by troops under Colonel Richard Ingoldsby sent by George Monck. Lambert's forces melted away and he was recaptured; his rising against the Restoration collapsed without securing significant support.
The ground they fought on
The site of Lambert Attempt to Raise Forces at Edgehill 1660 lies on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.
- One killed and six wounded at the taking of Lambert near Daventry, according to accounts of the skirmish; overall force losses not further itemised in surviving sources.
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