What the records say
- When
- 17 Oct 1642
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.41° N, 1.93° W
- Description
- 1642 battle
Battle of Kings Norton
1642 battle
The Battle of Kings Norton was fought on 17 October 1642. The skirmish developed out of a chance encounter between Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert and Parliamentarians under the command of Lord Willoughby. Both forces had been on their way to join their respective armies which were later to meet at Edgehill in the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War.
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