Civil War

Timeline

Introduction

Danish Invasion of 870

Danish Invasion of 1006

St Mary's Butts

Civil War

Civil War defences

Siege of Reading

Battle of Caversham Bridge

After the Siege

Battle of Reading

Napoleon

World War 1

World War 2

The Battle of Caversham Bridge

On the afternoon of Tuesday 25th April to everyone’s surprise the Kings army appeared on the Nettlebed road. A fierce battle then broke out on the Caversham side of the river. The weather was very bad, heavy rain and hail, and the battle raged in the hills around Caversham. The Royalist guns, quickly set up after a long journey, were of little use. The Parliament side won, with reports saying that 6 parliament soldiers were killed while over a hundred of the Kings soldiers were killed.

During the evening, Fielding sent messengers across the Thames, with Lord Essex’s permission, to tell the King that he had surrendered Reading. The King was not best pleased.

On Thursday 27th April, the garrison started out of Reading, along the Caversham Road. Although the agreement had been that the soldiers could carry their weapons, a wagon of muskets were found and this led to the parliament troops taking away the weapons of the Kings troops.