Battle of Olney Bridge explained

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Conflict:Battle of Olney Bridge
Partof:the First English Civil War
Date:4 November 1643
Place:Olney, Buckinghamshire
Result:Parliamentarian victory
Combatant1: Royalists
Combatant2: Parliamentarians
Commander1:Prince Rupert

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 . Summary of Olney history . dead . 2024-02-14 . A POTTED OR SUMMARY HISTORY OF OLNEY . en-GB . 14 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214155102/http://www.mkheritage.org.uk/odhs/potted-or-summary-history-of-olney/ .
  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].