On This Day In History . 29 June 1644 . Battle of Cropredy Bridge . . King Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, the last battle won by an English King on English soil. . ◼ The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was a battle of the English Civil Wars, fought on 29 June 1644 between a Parliamentarian army under Sir William Waller & the Royalist army of King Charles I. . ◼ After a Parliamentarian attack on the Royalist rearguard was repulsed, Waller's army became demoralised & ineffective, allowing the King to retrieve the Royalists' fortunes after other defeats during the earlier part of the year. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1644 #d29jun #CivilWar #EnglishCivilWar #CropredyBridge #Royalists #Parliamentarians #Royalist #KingofEngland #CharlesI #CharlesIofEngland #KingCharlesI #HouseOfStuart #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #onthisday #instahistory #historyfacts #RoyalHistory (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzS5z92g_Zc/?igshid=1sckuxobzt18r
