Battle of Burton Bridge

Wann

4. Juli 1643

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

52.81° N, 1.62° W

Description

1643 battle during the First English Civil War

Battle during the First English Civil War

The Battle of Burton Bridge was fought between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces at Burton upon Trent on 4 July 1643 during the First English Civil War. By the time of the battle, the town, which had at various times been held by both sides, was garrisoned by a Parliamentarian unit under the command of Captain Thomas Sanders and the town's military governor, Colonel Richard Houghton.

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