Battle of Cropredy Bridge

Timeline

1. 1644southern Oxfordshire · OxfordshireAfter the Battle of Chalgrove, Parliamentarian general William Waller pursued Charles I marching out of Oxford. The royal army withdrew south along the valley, and Waller tried to cut its route north to join the royalists in the west.
2. 1644Cropredy Bridge · OxfordshireBoth sides fought fiercely at Cropredy Bridge and along the riverbanks. The royal army was at one point divided, and Charles personally led repeated charges at the bridgehead; the Parliamentarian brigades, lacking coordination, failed to complete an encirclement, and the royal main force forced a crossing.
3. 1644north of Banbury · OxfordshireThe battle ended in stalemate, with both sides claiming victory. Charles I withdrew north with his remnants, escaping Waller's pursuit and joining forces with Prince Rupert and others; the Parliamentarians failed to destroy the royal main force.