Battle of Olney Bridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Olney Bridge
Part of the First English Civil War
Date 4 November 1643 Location Olney, Buckinghamshire Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Prince Rupert

The Battle of Olney Bridge was a skirmish that occurred on 4 November 1643 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.

Legacy

The Olney bridge where the battle took place remains in place, along with a memorial to the dead.