Wareham at war 400 years ago
Tom Fitzgerald uses Wareham in 1643-44 as an example of the brutal fighting that convulsed the country during the Civil War
Published in February ’22
An impression of Royalist troops drilling at their camp at Bestwall, to the east of the town
ON A foggy November evening, a convoy of small boats was rowing quietly up the River Frome. They held 200 soldiers, who clutched their firearms and cursed any of their companions who made a noise that might give them away. The year was 1643 and these were Parliamentarian soldiers under the leadership of Captain John Ley of Bridport. He was commander …
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