Battle of Brentford (1642)
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| Battle of Brentford | |||||||
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| Part of the First English Civil War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth | Lt Col James Quarles | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,600 | 1,300 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| unknown | around 170 dead, unknown wounded, 400 taken prisoner |
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| First English Civil War |
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| Powick Bridge - Edgehill - Aylesbury - Brentford - Hopton Heath - Chalgrove Field - Bradock Down - Boldon Hill - Lansdowne - Roundway Down - Sourton Down - Adwalton Moor - Gainsborough - Hull - Winceby - Reading - Gloucester - 1st Newbury - Alton - Cheriton - Nantwich - Newark - York - Cropredy Bridge - Marston Moor - 1st & 2nd Lostwithiel - 2nd Newbury - Taunton - Naseby - Langport - Rowton Heath |
The Battle of Brentford was a skirmish which took place on the 12th of November 1642, between a detachment of the Royalist Army and two regiments of Parlimentarian forces, the result was a strategic victory for the Royalists.
[edit] The Battle
After the Battle of Edgehill and taking Oxford and Banbury the Royalist army began it's march towards London along the Thames Valley. A detachment of the Royalist army attacked two regiments of Parlimentarian forces stationed in the town the skirmish took place in the steets of the small town and enclosure of Brentford.
[edit] Aftermath
The royalists were victorious but their army was delayed by the skirmish and following the fight halted outside the town at nightfall. This allowed the parliamentarian army and London militia to assemble on Turnham Green and halt the King’s advance on London the next day
Furthermore the Defeat and subsequent sact of Brentford occured after the king's agreement to undertake peace talks with parliament. For the citizens of London, this only confirmed parliamentarian propaganda about the royalist army and highlighted the King’s duplicity, strengthening the hand of the those in parliament that favoured war with the King.
