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Battle of Olney Bridge
Part of the First English Civil War
Date4 November 1643
Location
Olney, Buckinghamshire
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Prince Rupert
Battle of Olney Bridge is located in Buckinghamshire
Olney
Olney
Newport Pagnell
Newport Pagnell
Buckinghamshire and Olney

The Battle of Olney Bridge was a skirmish that occurred on 4 November 1643[1] 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.[2]

Legacy

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

References

  1. ^ "Summary of Olney history". A POTTED OR SUMMARY HISTORY OF OLNEY. 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2024.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ 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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