Military & Warfare

Charles I Defeats Parliamentarians at Cropredy Bridge

The Battle of Cropredy Bridge marked a decisive engagement between Royalist forces led by King Charles I and a Parliamentarian detachment in the English Civil War. Occurring in Oxfordshire, England, the battle stemmed from broader military operations against Parliament’s forces. The Royalists aimed to intercept a Parliamentarian supply convoy, leading to a clash along the River Cherwell. In this encounter, Charles I’s forces successfully outmaneuvered and defeated the Parliamentarian troops.

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