Battle of Stourbridge Heath
The Battle of Stourbridge Heath (26 March 1644) was a skirmish that took place during the First English Civil War, in which a Parliamentarian contingent under the command of Colonel "Tinker" Fox was defeated by a larger Royalist force under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerard, Governor of Worcester.
| Battle of Stourbridge Heath | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
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| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sir Gilbert Gerard | Colonel "Tinker" Fox | ||||||
Stourbridge Heath
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Worcestershire now within West Midlands
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