Battle of Oswestry

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Battle of Oswestry
Part of the First English Civil War
Remains of Oswestry Castle
Date 22-23 June 1644 Location Oswestry, Shropshire Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Edward Lloyd	Lord Denbigh Thomas Mytton
Strength
Unknown	200 foot

Oswestry

Shrewsbury

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Shropshire and Oswestry

The Battle of Oswestry took place during the First English Civil War on 22–23 June 1644 when Parliamentarians led by Lord Denbigh attacked and took control of the Royalist garrison in Oswestry, Shropshire.^[1]