Historical place archive

Highnam in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Highnam in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1643–1643

Historical events in Highnam

1643

23 March 1643
Battle of Highnam
Edward Somerset · House of Somerset

Defeated by Waller when defending South Wales for Charles I

23 March 1643
Battle of Highnam
William Waller · Civil War

Routs the Royalist force of Lord Herbert

Provenance

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