Battle of Upton

Battle of Upton
Part of The Third English Civil War
The Taking of Upton Bridge
Date 28 August 1651 Location Upton-upon-Severn Worcestershire 52°03′54″N 2°13′05″W / 52.065°N 2.218°W / 52.065; -2.218 Result Parliamentarian victory Territorial changes Aided in the capture of Worcester
Belligerents
Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Edward Massey	John Lambert

Upton

Worcester

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Worcestershire and Upton

The Battle of Upton was fought on 28 August 1651 when a New Model Army detachment under the command of Colonel John Lambert made a surprise attack on Royalists defending the river Severn crossing at Upton-upon-Severn, 6 miles (9.7 km) below Worcester. In the action which followed the Royalist commander Major General Edward Massey was severely wounded and the surviving Royalists were driven out of the town and north along the Worcester Road.

The successful attack allowed Parliamentary forces to approach Worcester from the west and was an important action in completing Cromwell's investment of Worcester as a prelude to his assault and capture of the city.