Memorial Type:

Information Board

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

Not known

Inscription:

In 1644, in the english civil war, the battle of Newbridge was fought on the banks of the river.

Parliamentarian William Waller attempted to cross in order to surround Oxford and capture King Charles, but was defeated

Allegiance:

Neutral

Condition:

Very Good

Condition Description:

Text is clear.

Memorial Notes:

The sign/information board denotes part of the River Thames Walk. Waller attempted to cross the Thames at Newbridge on 27 May 1644 as part of his and the earl of Essex's attempt to encircle Oxford. The royalist news sheet Mercurius Aulicus indicated Waller was repulsed in this attempt by royalist dragoons (see Peter Young and Margaret Toynbee, Cropredy Bridge, 1644 (Kineton: Roundwood Press, 1970), p.34). However, Richard Coe in his account of Waller's campaign said that the parliamentarians used 'punts and some planks' to by-pass the royalist defences. (see British Library Thomason Tracts E.2[20], Richard Coe, An Exact Diarie or a breife Relation of the progresse of Sir William Waller’s Army, (London, 1644), p.3