Battle of Aylesbury
The Battle of Aylesbury was an engagement which took place on 1 November 1642, when Royalist forces, under the command of Prince Rupert, fought Aylesbury's Parliamentarian garrison at Holman's Bridge a few miles to the north of Aylesbury. The Parliamentarian forces were victorious, despite being heavily outnumbered.
| Battle of Aylesbury | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
Plaque commemorating the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Prince Rupert | Sir William Balfour | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 killed | 90 killed | ||||||
Holman's Bridge Buckinghamshire | |||||||
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