Battle of Cropredy Bridge
The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was fought on Saturday 29 June 1644 (9 July 1644 Gregorian) near Banbury, Oxfordshire during the First English Civil War. In the engagement, Sir William Waller and the Parliamentarian army failed to capture King Charles.
| Battle of Cropredy Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles I | Sir William Waller | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000 horse 4,000 foot (only part engaged) |
5,000 horse 4,000 foot (only part engaged) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
700 11 guns captured | ||||||
Cropredy Bridge
Oxford
Abingdon
Newbridge
Hanwell
Oxfordshire and Cropredy Bridge
The site was placed on the Register of Historic Battlefields maintained by Historic England in 1995.
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