Battle of Olney Bridge

Battle of Olney Bridge
	Part of the First English Civil War
Date	4 November 1643
Location	Olney, Buckinghamshire
Result	Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
	Prince Rupert

52°08′58″N 0°42′11″W / 52.14938°N 0.70314°W / 52.14938; -0.70314

Olney

Newport Pagnell

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Buckinghamshire and Olney

The Battle of Olney Bridge was a skirmish that occurred on 4 November 1643 during the First English Civil War just outside the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire. In the engagement, Royalist forces attacked Parliamentarian forces holding the Olney bridge, but were driven off by a counter-attack.

Legacy

The Olney bridge where the battle took place remains in place, along with a memorial to the dead.

Citations

References

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^ Paine, Captaine George, 'A true relation of all the skirmishes between our forces and the Cavaliers at Owlny', London 1643. British Library Thomas Tracts E.76[3].

[1] Paine, Captaine George, 'A true relation of all the skirmishes between our forces and the Cavaliers at Owlny', London 1643. British Library Thomas Tracts E.76[3].

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