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Battle of Olney Bridge
A skirmish that took place in 1643 during the First English Civil War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Legacy
The Olney bridge where the battle took place remains in place, along with a memorial to the dead.
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