August 1651
Destruction of Upton Bridge
Royalist forces destroy Upton Bridge on Charles II's orders to delay Parliamentarian movement across the River Severn.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Upton-upon-Severn in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Royalist forces destroy Upton Bridge on Charles II's orders to delay Parliamentarian movement across the River Severn.
Massey is badly wounded when Lambert's Parliamentarian horse and dragoons recapture Upton Bridge south of Worcester.
Lambert leads horse and dragoons in a daring attack that recaptures the damaged Upton Bridge south of Worcester.
Massey is badly wounded while Royalist troops contest Lambert's seizure of Upton Bridge.
Fleetwood moves about eleven thousand Parliamentarian troops to the west bank of the Severn for the southern approach to Worcester.
Lambert's forces repair Upton Bridge after its recapture, restoring a vital Parliamentarian route toward Worcester.
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