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^[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

^ "Summary of Olney history". A POTTED OR SUMMARY HISTORY OF OLNEY. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ 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] "Summary of Olney history". A POTTED OR SUMMARY HISTORY OF OLNEY. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[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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