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Battle of Powick Bridge

Battle of Powick Bridge was a battle fought on 23 September 1642 at Worcester, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First English Civil War, which ran from 1642 to 1646. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 horse against 1,000 horse.

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Old Powick Bridge over the River Teme
Old Powick Bridge over the River Teme. John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 September 1642
WhereWorcester, United Kingdom52.170N, 2.243W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstParliamentarians
Casualties and lossesUnknown, one estimate suggests around 30 deadandEstimated between 30 and 150 dead or captured
Part ofFirst English Civil War1642 to 1646

Where it sits in First English Civil War

Siege of Hull, 1642Battle of Babylon Hill, 1642Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642Battle of Edgehill, 1642Battle of Aylesbury, 1642Siege of Reading, 1642Battle of Brentford, 1642Battle of Turnham Green, 1642Siege of Worcester, 1643Battle of Braddock Down, 1643Battle of Leeds, 1643Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643Battle of Seacroft Moor, 1643Battle of Camp Hill, 1643Battle of Stratton, 1643Capture of Wakefield, 1643Siege of Lichfield, 1643Battle of Chalgrove Field, 1643Battle of Adwalton Moor, 1643Battle of Burton Bridge, 1643Battle of Lansdowne, 1643Battle of Gainsborough, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Siege of Gloucester, 1643Battle of Aldbourne Chase, 1643First Battle of Newbury, 1643Battle of Winceby, 1643Battle of Olney Bridge, 1643Second Battle of Middlewich, 1643Battle of Nantwich, 1644Siege of Newcastle, 1644Battle of Selby, 1644Siege of Lyme Regis, 1644Siege of Oxford, 1644Siege of Lincoln, 1644Battle of Tipton Green, 1644Battle of Lostwithiel, 1644Sieges of Taunton, 1644Relief of Montgomery Castle, 1644Second Battle of Newbury, 1644Siege of Chester, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Battle of Langport, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Siege of Worcester, 1646Battle of Torrington, 164616421646Battle of Powick Bridge, 1642
46 placed engagements of First English Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 September 1642
PlaceWorcester, United Kingdom
52.170N, 2.243W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,000 horse1,000 horse
Casualties and lossesUnknown, one estimate suggests around 30 deadEstimated between 30 and 150 dead or captured
Commanders
  • Edwin Sandys (Parliamentarian)
Battle of Powick BridgeBattle of Powick BridgeBattle of WorcesterSiege of WorcesterSiege of WorcesterBattle of UptonBattle of Ripple FieldBattle of UptonBirminghamCardiffNottinghamStokeLutonOxfordPeterboroughBath100 km52.170N, 2.243W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1642 and 1651.

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Elsewhere in 1642

Battle of Powick Bridge is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q586189, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Powick Bridge, revision 1383302269, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.