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Cropredy Bridge, battle of
Cropredy Bridge, battle of, 1644. While waiting for news of Rupert's attempt to relieve York, Charles I's southern army clashed with Waller at Cropredy bridge, on the Cherwell near Banbury, on 29 June. Waller, seeing the royalist army strung out on the march, hoped to punch a hole between van and rear by taking Cropredy bridge. In turn, he found himself facing a battle on two fronts, when the royalist van turned, and he was fortunate to extricate himself with the loss of some light guns. Though little more than a cavalry skirmish, Cropredy sustained royalist morale until the news from Marston Moor came through.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CropredyBridgebattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CropredyBridgebattleof.html |
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Cropredy Bridge, battle of
Cropredy Bridge, battle of, 1644.While waiting for news of Rupert's attempt to relieve York, Charles I's southern army clashed with Waller at Cropredy bridge, near Banbury (Oxon.), on 29 June. Waller, seeing the royalist army strung out on the march, hoped to punch a hole between van and rear by taking Cropredy bridge. But he found himself facing a battle on two fronts and was fortunate to extricate himself with the loss of some light guns. Cropredy sustained royalist morale until the news from Marston Moor came through.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CropredyBridgebattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Cropredy Bridge, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CropredyBridgebattleof.html |
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