| Battle of Upton | |||||||||
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| Part of The Third English Civil War | |||||||||
 The Taking of Upton Bridge | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Royalists |
 Parliamentarians | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Edward Massey | John Lambert | ||||||||
Upton
Worcester
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.